# CVE-2023-3379: WAGO: Improper Privilege Management in web-based management

> A local authenticated attacker can change other users' passwords to escalate privileges in WAGO industrial controllers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 20 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29g7-9vcg-g9rm

## What is CVE-2023-3379?

CVE-2023-3379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WAGO Compact Controller 100 (751-9301), published on 20 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Wago web-based management of multiple products has a vulnerability which allows an local authenticated attacker  to change the passwords of other non-admin users and thus to escalate non-root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3379?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Wago Compact Controller 100 Firmware, Wago Edge Controller Firmware, Wago Pfc100 Firmware, Wago Pfc200 Firmware, Wago Touch Panel 600 Advanced Firmware, Wago Touch Panel 600 Marine Firmware, Wago Touch Panel 600 Standard Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3379?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3379 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WAGO Compact Controller 100 (751-9301)

- [CVE-2023-1698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1698/): WAGO: WBM Command Injection in multiple products (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4089/): WAGO: Multiple products vulnerable to local file inclusion (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3379 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WAGO Compact Controller 100 (751-9301), published on 20 Nov 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-2023-3379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WAGO Compact Controller 100 (751-9301). 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-2023-3379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3379/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3379
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3379
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3379

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3379/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.