CVE-2023-0457

high-risk
Published 2023-03-03

Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series, MELSEC iQ-R Series, MELSEC-Q Series and MELSEC-L Series allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose plaintext credentials stored in project files and login into FTP server or Web server.

Do I need to act?

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1.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Fx5Uc-32Mr\/Ds-Ts Firmware
Fx5Uc-32Mt\/D Firmware
Fx5Uc-32Mt\/Dss Firmware
Fx5Uc-32Mt\/Dss-Ts Firmware
Fx5Uc-32Mt\/Ds-Ts Firmware
Fx5Uc-64Mt\/D Firmware
Fx5Uc-64Mt\/Dss Firmware
Fx5Uc-96Mt\/D Firmware
Fx5Uc-96Mt\/Dss Firmware
Fx5Uj-24Mr\/Es Firmware
Fx5Uj-24Mr\/Es-A Firmware
Fx5Uj-24Mt\/Es Firmware
Fx5Uj-24Mt\/Es-A Firmware
Fx5Uj-24Mt\/Ess Firmware
Fx5Uj-40Mr\/Es Firmware
Fx5Uj-40Mr\/Es-A Firmware
Fx5Uj-40Mt\/Es Firmware
Fx5Uj-40Mt\/Es-A Firmware
Fx5Uj-40Mt\/Ess Firmware
Fx5Uj-60Mr\/Es Firmware

Affected Vendors

Mitsubishielectric

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU93891523/index.html
Mitigation https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-061-01
Vendor Advisory https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-023_en.pdf
Third Party Advisory https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU93891523/index.html
Mitigation https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-061-01
Vendor Advisory https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-023_en.pdf
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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 24/34 · High