Improper Certificate Validation in SINEC INS - CVE-2023-48427

 

Improper Certificate Validation in SINEC INS - CVE-2023-48427

Published: December 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84426
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-48427
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation of the configured UMC server. A remote attacker can intercept credentials that are sent to the UMC server and manipulate responses, leading to privilege escalation.


Affected software

SINEC INS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-48427

Install updates from vendor's website.

SINEC INS - update to 1.0 SP2 Update 2

External References

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