CVE-2023-5459 Delta Electronics DVP32ES2 PLC Password Transmission denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service in Delta Electronics DVP32ES2 PLCs via the password transmission handler, requiring permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-5459?

CVE-2023-5459 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Delta Electronics DVP32ES2 PLC, published on 9 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Delta Electronics DVP32ES2 PLC 1.48 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password Transmission Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-241582 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5459?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Deltaww Dvp32es200r Firmware, Deltaww Dvp32es200rc Firmware, Deltaww Dvp32es200re Firmware, Deltaww Dvp32es200t Firmware, Deltaww Dvp32es200tc Firmware, Deltaww Dvp32es200te Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5459?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5459 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-2023-5459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wfff-cp5w-2qq9.

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