7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-40459
"ALEOS ACEManager Input Sanitization Denial of Service"
Description

The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not adequately perform input sanitization during authentication, which could potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of becoming unavailable.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 4, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 8, 2023, 3:47 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-40459 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40459 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 Sierrawireless aleos
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2023-40459.

URL Resource
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs Vendor Advisory

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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7h3w4lk3r/CVE-2023-40459

CVE-2023-40459 Unauthenticated DoS PoC Exploit

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 21, 2024, 4:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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majidmc2/CVE-2023-40459

PoC of CVE-2023-40459 (DoS on ACEmanager)

Python

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 31, 2024, 12:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40459 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40459 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. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 08, 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://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs No Types Assigned https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.16.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:es450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:gx450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:lx40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:lx60:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:mp70:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:rv50x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:rv55:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not adequately perform input sanitization during authentication, which could potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of becoming unavailable.
    Added Reference Sierra Wireless Inc. https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Sierra Wireless Inc. CWE-476
    Added CVSS V3.1 Sierra Wireless Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

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0.24058

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