CVE-2023-40253 Auth bypass in Genian NAC Suite V5.0
Attackers can bypass authentication in Genian NAC and ZTNA products, potentially gaining unauthorized access to network control systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40253?
CVE-2023-40253 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0, published on 11 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Genians Genian NAC V4.0, Genians Genian NAC V5.0, Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0, Genians Genian ZTNA allows Authentication Abuse.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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40253?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Genians Genian Nac, Genians Genian Ztna.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-40253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjw2-5fjm-hhr4.