9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-4088
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation FA Engineering Software Unvalidated Dropdown Parameter
Description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation multiple FA engineering software products allows a malicious local attacker to execute a malicious code, resulting in information disclosure, tampering with and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, if the product is installed in a folder other than the default installation folder.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2023, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:34 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4088 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 Mitsubishielectric gx_works3
2 Mitsubishielectric gx_works2
3 Mitsubishielectric melsoft_iq_appportal
4 Mitsubishielectric melsoft_navigator
5 Mitsubishielectric ezsocket
6 Mitsubishielectric fr_configurator2
7 Mitsubishielectric mx_component
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 7
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-2023-4088.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96447193/index.html
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-269-03
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-010_en.pdf Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96447193/index.html
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-269-03
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-010_en.pdf Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96447193/index.html
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-269-03
    Added Reference https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-010_en.pdf
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability due to incomplete fix to address CVE-2020-14496 in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation FA engineering software products allows a malicious local attacker to execute a malicious code, which could result in information disclosure, tampering with and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. However, if the mitigated version described in the advisory for CVE-2020-14496 is used and installed in the default installation folder, this vulnerability does not affect the products. Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation multiple FA engineering software products allows a malicious local attacker to execute a malicious code, resulting in information disclosure, tampering with and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, if the product is installed in a folder other than the default installation folder.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-269-03 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU96447193/index.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-010_en.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-010_en.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-276
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gx_works3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05691

percentile

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