CVE-2023-28766
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.64), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions < V8.89), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.89), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.89), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.64), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BA-2EL (Rev.1) (All versions < V9.40 installed on CP150 and CP300 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BA-2EL (Rev.1) (All versions < V8.89 installed on CP100 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BB-2FO (Rev. 1) (All versions < V9.40 installed on CP150 and CP300 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BB-2FO (Rev. 1) (All versions < V8.89 installed on CP100 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BD-2FO (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V9.40). Affected devices lack proper validation of http request parameters of the hosted web service. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send specially crafted packets that could cause denial of service condition of the target device.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-21758 | High | 7.5 | 92% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-21547 | High | 7.5 | 88% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2014-3470 | Medium | 4.3 | 86% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-44224 | High | 8.2 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-0742 | High | 7.5 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2009-1386 | Medium | 5.0 | 80% | - | Fix |
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