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MEDIUM
CVE-2023-6815
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU and Process CPU Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure
Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions and MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions allows a remote authenticated attacker who has logged into the product as a non-administrator user to disclose the credentials (user ID and password) of a user with a lower access level than the attacker by sending a specially crafted packet.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 22, 2024, 12:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6815 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 r08sfcpu_firmware
2 Mitsubishielectric r16sfcpu_firmware
3 Mitsubishielectric r32sfcpu_firmware
4 Mitsubishielectric r120sfcpu_firmware
5 Mitsubishielectric r08psfcpu_firmware
6 Mitsubishielectric r16psfcpu_firmware
7 Mitsubishielectric r32psfcpu_firmware
8 Mitsubishielectric r120psfcpu_firmware
9 Mitsubishielectric r08sfcpu
10 Mitsubishielectric r16sfcpu
11 Mitsubishielectric r32sfcpu
12 Mitsubishielectric r120sfcpu
13 Mitsubishielectric r08psfcpu
14 Mitsubishielectric r16psfcpu
15 Mitsubishielectric r32psfcpu
16 Mitsubishielectric r120psfcpu
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-2023-6815.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95085830/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-044-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-021_en.pdf Mitigation 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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-6815 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6815 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95085830/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95085830/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-044-01 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-044-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-021_en.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-021_en.pdf Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mitsubishi Electric Corporation https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-044-01 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions and MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions allows a remote authenticated attacker who has logged into the product as a non-administrator user to disclose the credentials (user ID and password) of a user with a lower access level than the attacker by sending a specially crafted packet.
    Added Reference Mitsubishi Electric Corporation https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-021_en.pdf [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mitsubishi Electric Corporation https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95085830/index.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Mitsubishi Electric Corporation CWE-266
    Added CVSS V3.1 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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.

0.08 }} 0.03%

score

0.33808

percentile

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