Is CVE-2023-38557 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38557 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38557?

CVE-2023-38557 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38557?

CVE-2023-38557 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38557?

Upgrade spectrum power 7 to 23q3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38557

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V23Q3). The affected product assigns improper access rights to the update script. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

spectrum power 7NVD

Affected:< 23q3Fixed in:23q3CVE-2023-38557derived from NVD

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

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

cert-portal.siemens.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.