Multiple vulnerabilities in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works2

Published: 2023-11-29

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-5274 CVE-2023-5275
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	GX Works2 Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration
Vendor	Mitsubishi Electric

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU83559

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5274

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

GX Works2: All versions

External links

http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-331-03
http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-015_en.pdf

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU83561