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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-2231
MAXTECH MAX-G866ac Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MAXTECH MAX-G866ac 0.4.1_TBRO_20160314. This affects an unknown part of the component Remote Management. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-227001 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 17, 2024, 2:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Max-tech max-g866ac_firmware
2 Max-tech max-g866ac
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-2231.

URL Resource
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227001 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.227001 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://youtu.be/fikdcK_xlS8 Broken Link

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-2231 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2231 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 VulDB AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 VulDB AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227001 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227001 Permissions Required, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.227001 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.227001 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://youtu.be/fikdcK_xlS8 No Types Assigned https://youtu.be/fikdcK_xlS8 Broken Link
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:max-tech:max-g866ac_firmware:0.4.1_tbro_20160314:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:max-tech:max-g866ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MAXTECH MAX-G866ac 0.4.1_TBRO_20160314. This affects an unknown part of the component Remote Management. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-227001 was assigned to this vulnerability. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MAXTECH MAX-G866ac 0.4.1_TBRO_20160314. This affects an unknown part of the component Remote Management. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-227001 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} -0.02%

score

0.76955

percentile

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