CVE-2023-1136

CVE-2023-1136

Critical Β· published March 27, 2023

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨An unauthenticated attacker can produce valid tokens with just a flick of the wrist in Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device Master prior to version 1.0.5 β€” authentication bypass made mind-blowingly simple! πŸ”₯ Think of it like a hotel where anyone can walk in and grab a keycard without even checking in β€” total chaos at the front desk! In this case, attackers can impersonate legitimate users without breaking a sweat. An attacker could waltz into the system, bypassing authentication entirely. This means they can access sensitive settings or control devices as if they were trusted users. The fallout could be absolutely devastating, resulting in unauthorized changes or even system downtime.

Put simply

Think of it like a hotel where anyone can walk in and grab a keycard without even checking in β€” total chaos at the front desk! In this case, attackers can impersonate legitimate users without breaking a sweat. This vulnerability allows attackers to generate a valid session token without authentication, granting unauthorized access to the InfraSuite Device Master, which should require valid credentials.

What to do

An attacker could waltz into the system, bypassing authentication entirely. This means they can access sensitive settings or control devices as if they were trusted users. The fallout could be absolutely devastating, resulting in unauthorized changes or even system downtime. Update to version 1.0.5 immediately to close this critical vulnerability. Review your access controls and consider implementing additional security measures, such as multi-factor authentication. Don't leave the door open! You've got this! Patch up and keep your systems safe β€” security hero status: activated! πŸ›‘οΈ

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 Β· CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00736 Β· 53.9th percentile
Published
2023-03-27T14:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAR 14:50Z
    CVE-2023-1136
    cvelistv5