CVE-2023-39982
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk29th percentile - higher than 29% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability could lead to the interception and modification of data transmitted over SSH, posing a serious threat to the organization's security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update MXsecurity to version 1.0.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in MXsecurity
See all- CVE-2023-39979Critical
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.
- 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-2023-39981High
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)
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vulnerability is attributed to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.