CVE-2023-24502 Electra Central AC unit – Easily calculated password
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24502 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-24502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electra Central AC unit, published on 17 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-2023-24502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Electra Central AC unit. 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-2023-24502/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24502/index.md)
Attackers can easily calculate the default password for the Electra Central AC unit's access point, gaining unauthorized network access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-24502?
CVE-2023-24502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electra Central AC unit, published on 17 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Electra Central AC unit – The unit opens an AP with an easily calculated password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24502?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Electra-Air Central Ac Unit Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-24502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Electra Central AC unit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqm3-34q3-vw23.