Privilege escalation in Mitsubishielectric R08psfcpu
CVE-2023-6815
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions and MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions allows a remote authenticated attacker who has logged into the product as a non-administrator user to disclose the credentials (user ID and password) of a user with a lower access level than the attacker by sending a specially crafted packet.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mitsubishielectric R08psfcpu
- Mitsubishielectric R08psfcpu Firmware
- Mitsubishielectric R08sfcpu
- Mitsubishielectric R08sfcpu Firmware
- Mitsubishielectric R120psfcpu
- Mitsubishielectric R120psfcpu Firmware
- Mitsubishielectric R120sfcpu
- Mitsubishielectric R120sfcpu Firmware
- Mitsubishielectric R16psfcpu
- Mitsubishielectric R16psfcpu Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-021_en.pdf (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95085830/index.html (Third Party Advisory, government-resource)
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-044-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, government-resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6815?
- CVE-2023-6815 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mitsubishielectric R08psfcpu, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6815?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.