Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in SNAP PAC S1 - CVE-2023-40706

 

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in SNAP PAC S1 - CVE-2023-40706

Published: August 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80021
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40706
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Opto22
Affected software:
SNAP PAC S1

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the number of login attempts is not limited. A remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack on the built-in web server login.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-40706

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

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