# CVE-2023-1548: Privilege escalation in EcoStruxure Control Expert

> A local user can cause a denial of service in EcoStruxure Control Expert via improper privilege management in the console server service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w35h-r9ff-45q4

## What is CVE-2023-1548?

CVE-2023-1548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert, published on 18 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a local user to
perform a denial of service through the console server service that is part of EcoStruxure Control Expert. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Control Expert (V15.1 and above)

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1548?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Control Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert

- [CVE-2022-37300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37300/): Auth bypass in EcoStruxure Control Expert (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28212/): Auth bypass in PLC Simulator on EcoStruxureª Control Expert (now Unity Pro) (all versions) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7475/): Code injection in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to 14.1 Hot Fix), Unity Pro (all versions), Modicon M340 (all versions prior to V3.20), Modicon M580 (all versions prior to V3.10) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27976/): Other in EcoStruxure Control Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-28213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28213/): Code injection in PLC Simulator on EcoStruxureª Control Expert (now Unity Pro) (all versions) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1548 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert, published on 18 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert. 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-2023-1548/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1548/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1548
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1548
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1548

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1548/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.