CVE-2023-4400
MEDIUMDescription
A password management vulnerability in Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway (SWG) in main releases 11.x prior to 11.2.14, 10.x prior to 10.2.25 and controlled release 12.x prior to 12.2.1, allows some authentication information stored in configuration files to be extracted through SWG REST API. This was possible due to SWG storing the password in plain text in some configuration files.
How to fix
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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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-28736 | High | 7.1 | 2.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-10921 | High | 7.5 | 2.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-16714 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-26165 | High | 8.8 | 1.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-8183 | High | 7.5 | 1.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6961 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.6% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-4400?
Upgrade secure web gateway to 12.2.1 or later.
Is CVE-2023-4400 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-4400 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.30% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 22% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-4400?
CVE-2023-4400 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-4400 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for secure web gateway (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.