# CVE-2023-29158: SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

> Attackers can perform replay attacks to bypass authentication, causing denial of service or data integrity loss in SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v5x3-jqm6-cvh7

## What is CVE-2023-29158?

CVE-2023-29158 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, published on 19 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center versions 2020 U10 and prior are vulnerable to replay attacks which may result in a denial-of-service condition or a loss of data integrity.

Weakness: CWE-294 (Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29158?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Subnet Powersystem Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center

- [CVE-2023-6631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6631/): Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center Unquoted Search Path or Element (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-32659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32659/): SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center Cross-site Scripting (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29158 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29158 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, published on 19 Jun 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-2023-29158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center. 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-2023-29158/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29158/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29158
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29158
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29158

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29158/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.