# CVE-2023-22806: CVE-2023-22806

> An attacker can intercept cleartext XGT protocol traffic to steal sensitive user credentials from LS Electric XBC-DN32U controllers.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 15 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8x54-v777-7269

## What is CVE-2023-22806?

CVE-2023-22806 is a high-severity vulnerability in LS Electric XBC-DN32U, published on 15 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

LS ELECTRIC XBC-DN32U with operating system version 01.80 transmits sensitive information in cleartext when communicating over its XGT protocol. This could allow an attacker to gain sensitive information such as user credentials.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22806?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ls-Electric Xbc-Dn32u Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22806 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in LS Electric XBC-DN32U

- [CVE-2023-22807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22807/): CVE-2023-22807 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-0102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0102/): CVE-2023-0102 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-22804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22804/): CVE-2023-22804 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-0103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0103/): CVE-2023-0103 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-22803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22803/): CVE-2023-22803 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22806 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22806 is a high-severity vulnerability in LS Electric XBC-DN32U, published on 15 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-2023-22806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: LS Electric XBC-DN32U. 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-2023-22806/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22806/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22806
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22806
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22806

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22806/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.