CVE-2023-2186 Other in SCADA Data Gateway

High 8.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service via format string bugs, while authenticated users can leak memory potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-2186?

CVE-2023-2186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On Triangle MicroWorks' SCADA Data Gateway version <= v5.01.03, an unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted broadcast message including format string characters to the SCADA Data Gateway to perform unrestricted memory reads.An unauthenticated user can use this format string vulnerability to repeatedly crash the GTWWebMonitor.exe process to DoS the Web Monitor. Furthermore, an authenticated user can leverage this vulnerability to leak memory from the GTWWebMonitor.exe process. This could be leveraged in an exploit chain to gain code execution.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2186?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-2186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gqvf-fxmv-5gj9.

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