CVE-2023-39979
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk50th percentile - higher than 50% of all known CVEs
Summary
There is a vulnerability in MXsecurity versions prior to 1.0.1 that can be exploited to bypass authentication. A remote attacker might access the system if the web service authenticator has insufficient random values.
Risk Assessment
The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to data loss or security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update MXsecurity to version 1.0.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in MXsecurity
See all- CVE-2023-39983Medium
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1 that may lead to pollution of the sqlite database and the nsm-web interface. An unauthenticated attacker could register or add devices via the nsm-web application.
- CVE-2023-39982High
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1, which may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This issue is due to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.
- CVE-2023-39981High
A vulnerability has been discovered in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1 that allows for unauthorized access. This issue arises from inadequate authentication measures, potentially leading to the disclosure of device information by a remote attacker.
- CVE-2023-39980High
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1 that allows unauthorized disclosure of authenticated information. This issue arises from improper neutralization of special elements, allowing remote attackers to alter SQL commands.
- CVE-2023-33235High
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnerable to command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported in the SSH CLI program, allowing attackers with authorization privileges to break out of the restricted shell and execute arbitrary code.
Original NVD description (English source)
There is a vulnerability in MXsecurity versions prior to 1.0.1 that can be exploited to bypass authentication. A remote attacker might access the system if the web service authenticator has insufficient random values.

