# CVE-2023-43775: Security issue in SMP Gateway automation platform

> An attacker can cause a denial of service by forcing an unexpected restart of the Eaton SMP Gateway automation platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2022-33860, GHSA-rmfc-35gh-5fjx

## What is CVE-2023-43775?

CVE-2023-43775 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Eaton SMP 16, published on 26 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Denial-of-service vulnerability in the web server of the Eaton SMP Gateway allows 

attacker to potentially force an unexpected restart of the automation platform, impacting the availability of the product. In rare situations, the issue could cause
the SMP device to restart in Safe Mode or Max Safe Mode. When in Max Safe Mode, the product is
not vulnerable anymore.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43775?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Eaton Smp 16 Firmware, Eaton Smp 4\/Dp Firmware, Eaton Smp Sg-4250 Firmware, Eaton Smp Sg-4260 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-43775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43775 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-43775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-43775 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-43775 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Eaton SMP 16, published on 26 Sep 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-2023-43775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eaton SMP 16. 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-2023-43775/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43775/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43775
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43775
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43775

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43775/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.