CVE-2022-40269 Auth bypass in GOT2000 Series GT25 model

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and disclose sensitive information or spoof users via HTML attribute abuse in Mitsubishi GOT2000 HMIs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-40269?

CVE-2022-40269 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT25 model, published on 2 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT27 model versions 01.14.000 to 01.47.000, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT25 model versions 01.14.000 to 01.47.000 and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GT SoftGOT2000 versions 1.265B to 1.285X allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information from users' browsers or spoof legitimate users by abusing inappropriate HTML attributes.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40269?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mitsubishielectric Gt25 Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Gt27 Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Gt Softgot2000.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40269?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-40269 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40269 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vh5r-q6cj-w4q5.

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