# CVE-2023-39252: Weak cryptography in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager

> Remote attackers can exploit broken cryptography via MitM to obtain sensitive information from Dell SCG Policy Manager.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 21 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7pmj-22rm-976f

## What is CVE-2023-39252?

CVE-2023-39252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, published on 21 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell SCG Policy Manager 5.16.00.14  contains a broken cryptographic algorithm vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability by performing MitM attacks and let attackers obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39252?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager

- [CVE-2022-34462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34462/): Hardcoded credentials in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-34440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34440/): Hardcoded credentials in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-24903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24903/): Auth bypass in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2022-34442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34442/): Hardcoded credentials in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2022-34441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34441/): Hardcoded credentials in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, published on 21 Sep 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-2023-39252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager. 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-2023-39252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39252/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39252

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39252/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.