CVE-2023-5275 Denial of service in GX Works2
An attacker with local access can cause a denial-of-service condition in GX Works2 by sending specially crafted packets to the simulation function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5275?
CVE-2023-5275 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works2, published on 21 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in simulation function of GX Works2 allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the function by sending specially crafted packets. However, the attacker would need to send the packets from within the same personal computer where the function is running.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5275?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mitsubishielectric Gx Works2.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5275?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-5275 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5275 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5pp-cp7q-jj25.