Is CVE-2023-5797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5797?

CVE-2023-5797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5797?

CVE-2023-5797 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5797?

Upgrade nwa110ax firmware to 6.70(abtg.0) or later. Fixes are available for 19 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5797

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the debug CLI command of the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.37, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.37, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.37, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.37, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.37, NWA50AX firmware version 6.29(ABYW.2), WAC500 firmware version 6.65(ABVS.1), WAX300H firmware version 6.60(ACHF.1), and WBE660S firmware version 6.65(ACGG.1), could allow an authenticated local attacker to access the administrator’s logs on an affected device.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

nwa110ax firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abtg.0)Fixed in:6.70(abtg.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa1123acv3 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abvt.0)Fixed in:6.70(abvt.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa210ax firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abtd.0)Fixed in:6.70(abtd.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa220ax-6e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(acco.0)Fixed in:6.70(acco.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa50ax-pro firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.80(acge.0)Fixed in:6.80(acge.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa50ax firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.80(abyw.0)Fixed in:6.80(abyw.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa55axe firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.80(abzl.0)Fixed in:6.80(abzl.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa90ax-pro firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.80(acgf.0)Fixed in:6.80(acgf.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

nwa90ax firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.80(accv.0)Fixed in:6.80(accv.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wac500 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abvs.0)Fixed in:6.70(abvs.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wac500h firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abwa.0)Fixed in:6.70(abwa.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax510d firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abtf.0)Fixed in:6.70(abtf.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax610d firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abte.0)Fixed in:6.70(abte.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax620d-6e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(accn.0)Fixed in:6.70(accn.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax630s firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abzd.0)Fixed in:6.70(abzd.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax640s-6e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(accm.0)Fixed in:6.70(accm.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax650s firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(abrm.0)Fixed in:6.70(abrm.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wax655e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(acdo.0)Fixed in:6.70(acdo.0)CVE-2023-5797derived from NVD

wbe660s firmwareNVD

Affected:< 6.70(acgg.0)Fixed in:6.70(acgg.0)CVE-2023-5797derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

zyxel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	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.