CVE-2023-5462 XINJE XD5E-30R-E Modbus denial of service
Attackers can cause a denial of service in XINJE XD5E-30R-E PLCs via the Modbus handler, impacting industrial operations.
- 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-2023-5462?
CVE-2023-5462 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in XINJE XD5E-30R-E, 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 was found in XINJE XD5E-30R-E 3.5.3b. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Modbus Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-241585 was 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-2023-5462?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xinje Xd5e-30r-E Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5462?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5462 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-2023-5462 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5462 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6733-chfh-xr5v.