Is CVE-2023-42797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42797?

CVE-2023-42797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42797?

CVE-2023-42797 has an EPSS score of 0.55% (42th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42797?

Upgrade sicam a8000 cp-8031 firmware to 05.20 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42797

MEDIUM

6.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in CP-8031 MASTER MODULE (All versions < CPCI85 V05.20), CP-8050 MASTER MODULE (All versions < CPCI85 V05.20). The network configuration service of affected devices contains a flaw in the conversion of ipv4 addresses that could lead to an uninitialized variable being used in succeeding validation steps. By uploading specially crafted network configuration, an authenticated remote attacker could be able to inject commands that are executed on the device with root privileges during device startup.

CWE-908

How to fix

Remediation Available

sicam a8000 cp-8031 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 05.20Fixed in:05.20CVE-2023-42797derived from NVD

sicam a8000 cp-8050 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 05.20Fixed in:05.20CVE-2023-42797derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

cert-portal.siemens.com

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CVE-2023-24941	Critical	9.8	95%	-	Fix
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CVE-2020-1934	Medium	5.3	52%	-	Fix
CVE-2011-1255	High	9.3	42%	-	-

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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.