Improper Privilege Management in ZyXEL Communications Corp. products - CVE-2023-5797
Published: November 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83523
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5797
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the debug CLI command. A local user can access the administrator’s logs on the target device.
Affected software
WAC500
WAX650S
WAX610D
WAX510D
WAC500H
USG FLEX 50W
NWA1123ACv3
NWA110AX
USG20W-VPN
NWA210AX
WAX655E
WBE660S
WAX640S-6E
WAX630S
WAX620D-6E
WAX300H
NWA220AX-6E
NWA50AX
NWA50AX-PRO
NWA55AXE
NWA90AX
NWA90AX-PRO
ATP series
USG FLEX series
VPN series
WAX650S
WAX610D
WAX510D
WAC500H
USG FLEX 50W
NWA1123ACv3
NWA110AX
USG20W-VPN
NWA210AX
WAX655E
WBE660S
WAX640S-6E
WAX630S
WAX620D-6E
WAX300H
NWA220AX-6E
NWA50AX
NWA50AX-PRO
NWA55AXE
NWA90AX
NWA90AX-PRO
ATP series
USG FLEX series
VPN series
How to mitigate CVE-2023-5797
Install updates from vendor's website.
ATP series - update to 5.37 Patch 1
USG FLEX series - update to 5.37 Patch 1
USG FLEX 50W - update to 5.37 Patch 1
VPN series - update to 5.37 Patch 1
USG20W-VPN - update to 5.37 Patch 1
USG FLEX series - update to 5.37 Patch 1
USG FLEX 50W - update to 5.37 Patch 1
VPN series - update to 5.37 Patch 1
USG20W-VPN - update to 5.37 Patch 1