PT-2023-28579 · Softwarex · Softwarex

Published 2023-10-26 · Updated 2023-11-07 · CVE-2023-42769

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SoftwareX (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the cookie session ID being of insufficient length, making it vulnerable to brute force attacks. This could allow a remote attacker to obtain a valid session, bypass authentication, and manipulate the transmitter.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-42769

Affected Products

Softwarex

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42769 · Security Note
• https://cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-299-08 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72987 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1717581708613107919 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1717615890273861865 · Twitter Post
• https://sielco.org/en/contacts · Note