Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by SWI

CVE-2023-40460Improper input leads to DoS

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity unrestricted file upload in ALEOS from SierraWireless. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is restarted.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SierraWireless ALEOS 4.10 – through 4.160 – through 4.9.8

Weakness: CWE-434, CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

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