CVE-2023-40251 Weak cryptography in Genian NAC Suite V5.0
Attackers can intercept sensitive data via Man-in-the-Middle attacks due to missing encryption in Genian NAC and ZTNA products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40251?
CVE-2023-40251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0, published on 17 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability in Genians Genian NAC V4.0, Genians Genian NAC V5.0, Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0, Genians Genian ZTNA allows Man in the Middle Attack.This issue affects Genian NAC V4.0: from V4.0.0 through V4.0.155; Genian NAC V5.0: from V5.0.0 through V5.0.42 (Revision 117460); Genian NAC Suite V5.0: from V5.0.0 through V5.0.54; Genian ZTNA: from V6.0.0 through V6.0.15.
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40251?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Genians Genian Nac, Genians Genian Ztna.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55c4-h5wf-fc47.