CVE-2023-43870 Hardcoded credentials in Net2
Attackers can extract hardcoded root certificate credentials to create rogue certificates and intercept traffic via man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-43870?
CVE-2023-43870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paxton Net2, published on 19 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
When installing the Net2 software a root certificate is installed into the trusted store. A potential hacker could access the installer batch file or reverse engineer the source code to gain access to the root certificate password. Using the root certificate and password they could then create their own certificates to emulate another site. Then by establishing a proxy service to emulate the site they could monitor traffic passed between the end user and the site allowing access to the data content.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paxton-Access Net2.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-43870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq9x-r769-726q.