# CVE-2022-40693: Information disclosure in SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch

> An attacker can sniff network traffic to disclose sensitive information transmitted in cleartext by the Moxa SDS-3008 switch web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89r8-m4xj-w97p

## What is CVE-2022-40693?

CVE-2022-40693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moxa SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch, published on 7 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A cleartext transmission vulnerability exists in the web application functionality of Moxa SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch 2.1. A specially-crafted network sniffing can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can sniff network traffic to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40693?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Moxa Sds-3008-T Firmware, Moxa Sds-3008 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Moxa SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch

- [CVE-2022-40224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40224/): Denial of service in SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-40691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40691/): Information disclosure in SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-41311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41311/): Cross-site scripting in SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2022-41312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41312/): Cross-site scripting in SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2022-41313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41313/): Cross-site scripting in SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40693 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moxa SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch, published on 7 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Moxa SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40693/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40693/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40693
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40693
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40693

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40693/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.