6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-43776
Eaton easyE4 PLC Weak Password Storage
Description

Eaton easyE4 PLC offers a device password protection functionality to facilitate a secure connection and prevent unauthorized access. It was observed that the device password was stored with a weak encoding algorithm in the easyE4 program file when exported to SD card (*.PRG file ending).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 17, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2023, 1:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

0.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-43776 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 Eaton easy-box-e4-ac1_firmware
2 Eaton easy-box-e4-dc1_firmware
3 Eaton easy-box-e4-uc1_firmware
4 Eaton easy-e4-ac-12rc1p_firmware
5 Eaton easy-e4-ac-12rcx1p_firmware
6 Eaton easy-e4-ac-16re1p_firmware
7 Eaton easy_e4-ac-8re1p_firmware
8 Eaton easy-e4-dc-12tc1p_firmware
9 Eaton easy-e4-dc-12tcx1p_firmware
10 Eaton easy-e4-dc-16te1p_firmware
11 Eaton easy-e4-dc-4pe1p_firmware
12 Eaton easy-e4-dc-6ae1p_firmware
13 Eaton easy-e4-dc-8te1p_firmware
14 Eaton easy-e4-uc-12rc1p_firmware
15 Eaton easy-e4-uc-12rcx1p_firmware
16 Eaton easy-e4-uc-16re1_firmware
17 Eaton easy-e4-uc-16re1p_firmware
18 Eaton easy-e4-uc-8re1p_firmware
19 Eaton xv-102-a035tqrb-1e4_firmware
20 Eaton xv-102-a3-57tvrb-1e4_firmware
21 Eaton xv100-box-e4-dc1_firmware
22 Eaton xv100-box-e4-uc1_firmware
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-2023-43776.

URL Resource
https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/etn-va-2023-1010.pdf Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-43776 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-43776 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]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/etn-va-2023-1010.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/etn-va-2023-1010.pdf Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-326
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-box-e4-ac1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-box-e4-ac1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-box-e4-dc1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-box-e4-dc1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-box-e4-uc1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-box-e4-uc1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-ac-12rc1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-ac-12rc1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-ac-12rcx1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-ac-12rcx1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-ac-16re1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-ac-16re1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy_e4-ac-8re1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy_e4-ac-8re1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-dc-12tc1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-dc-12tc1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-dc-12tcx1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-dc-12tcx1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-dc-16te1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-dc-16te1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-dc-4pe1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-dc-4pe1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-dc-6ae1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-dc-6ae1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-dc-8te1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-dc-8te1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-uc-12rc1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-uc-12rc1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-uc-12rcx1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-uc-12rcx1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-uc-16re1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-uc-16re1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-uc-16re1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-uc-16re1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:easy-e4-uc-8re1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:easy-e4-uc-8re1p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:xv-102-a035tqrb-1e4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:xv-102-a035tqrb-1e4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:xv-102-a3-57tvrb-1e4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:xv-102-a3-57tvrb-1e4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:xv100-box-e4-dc1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:xv100-box-e4-dc1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:xv100-box-e4-uc1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:xv100-box-e4-uc1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-43776 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-2023-43776 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

0.19569

percentile

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