Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-39458Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity hard-coded credentials in SCADA Data Gateway from Triangle MicroWorks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of certificates. The service uses a hard-coded default SSL certificate. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-20509.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Triangle MicroWorks	SCADA Data Gateway	5.1.3.20324

Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ZDI-23-1026 x_research-advisory
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