PT-2023-28977 · Eaton · Eaton Easye4 Plc

Manuel Stotz · Published 2023-10-17 · Updated 2024-04-08 · CVE-2023-43776

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Eaton easyE4 PLC (affected versions not specified)

Description The Eaton easyE4 PLC offers a device password protection functionality to facilitate a secure connection and prevent unauthorized access. However, it was observed that the device password was stored with a weak encoding algorithm in the easyE4 program file when exported to an SD card, specifically in files with the *.PRG file ending.

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

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-326

CWE-261

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-43776

Affected Products

Eaton Easye4 Plc

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43776 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43776 · Vendor Advisory
• https://eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/etn-va-2023-1010.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1714286768189767997 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72423 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/matthiasdeeg/status/1777327931997458765 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1714264066099929464 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59941 · Telegram Post