8.6
HIGH
CVE-2023-2423
"Rockwell Automation Armor PowerFlex Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability was discovered in the Rockwell Automation Armor PowerFlex device when the product sends communications to the local event log. Threat actors could exploit this vulnerability by sending an influx of network commands, causing the product to generate an influx of event log traffic at a high rate. If exploited, the product would stop normal operations and self-reset creating a denial-of-service condition. The error code would need to be cleared prior to resuming normal operations.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2423 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 Rockwellautomation armor_powerflex_firmware
2 Rockwellautomation armor_powerflex
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-2023-2423.

URL Resource
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1140371 Permissions Required
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1140371 Permissions Required

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-2423 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2423 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1140371
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1140371 No Types Assigned https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1140371 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST CWE-682
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:armor_powerflex_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.003 OR cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:armor_powerflex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-2423 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-2423 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.22139

percentile

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