CVE-2023-4562 Information Disclosure, Information Tampering and Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in MELSEC-F Series main module

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Remote unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to read or modify sequence programs in Mitsubishi MELSEC-F PLCs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-4562?

CVE-2023-4562 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-F Series FX3G-14MR/DS, published on 13 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-F Series main modules allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sequence programs from the product or write malicious sequence programs or improper data in the product without authentication by sending illegitimate messages.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4562?

It affects 190 products.

Products include Mitsubishielectric Fx3g-14 Mr\/Ds Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Fx3g-14 Mr\/Es Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Fx3g-14 Mt\/Ds Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Fx3g-14 Mt\/Dss Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Fx3g-14 Mt\/Es Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Fx3g-14 Mt\/Ess Firmware and 184 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4562 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-2023-4562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3728-9cr9-4xwr.

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