CVE-2023-5986 Open redirect in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME)
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites after login, potentially enabling phishing or cross-site scripting attacks in Schneider Electric power monitoring applications.
- 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-2023-5986?
CVE-2023-5986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME), published on 15 Nov 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
A CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site vulnerability exists that could cause an openredirect vulnerability leading to a cross site scripting attack. By providing a URL-encoded input attackers can cause the software’s web application to redirect to the chosen domain after a successful login is performed.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Power Monitoring Expert.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME)
- CVE-2023-5391 Deserialization in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert
- CVE-2022-22727 Other in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior)
- CVE-2021-22826 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2021-22827 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-11739 Deserialization in EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert (PME)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grp5-2x24-q4vj.