Insufficiently protected credentials in EcoStruxure Control Expert and EcoStruxure Process Expert - CVE-2023-27975

 

Insufficiently protected credentials in EcoStruxure Control Expert and EcoStruxure Process Expert - CVE-2023-27975

Published: November 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101041
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27975
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials. A local user can gain access to the project file.


Affected software

EcoStruxure Control Expert
EcoStruxure Process Expert

How to mitigate CVE-2023-27975

Install updates from vendor's website.

EcoStruxure Control Expert - update to 16.0
EcoStruxure Process Expert - update to 2023

External References

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