# CVE-2023-1514: Security feature bypass in RTU500 Scripting Interface

> Attackers can spoof RTU500 device identities and intercept messages due to missing TLS certificate validation in the scripting interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 19 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r8hg-9v6r-2mq2

## What is CVE-2023-1514?

CVE-2023-1514 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy RTU500 Scripting Interface, published on 19 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in the component RTU500 Scripting interface. When a client connects to a server using TLS, the server presents a certificate. This certificate links a public key to the identity of the service and is signed by a Certification Authority (CA), allowing the client to validate that the remote service can be trusted and is not malicious. If the client does not validate the parameters of the certificate, then attackers could be able to spoof the identity of the service. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using faking the identity of a RTU500 device and intercepting the messages initiated via the RTU500 Scripting interface.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1514?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachienergy Rtu500 Scripting Interface.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/wsx-rootdeef/CVE-2023-1514-SQL-Injection-Teampass- (github_poc): https://github.com/wsx-rootdeef/CVE-2023-1514-SQL-Injection-Teampass-

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1514 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1514 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy RTU500 Scripting Interface, published on 19 Dec 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-2023-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi Energy RTU500 Scripting Interface. 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-2023-1514/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1514/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1514
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1514
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1514

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1514/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.