CVE-2023-1258

Public Exploit
Flow-X disclosure of sensitive information to unauthenticated users

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in ABB Flow-X firmware on Flow-X embedded hardware (web service modules) allows Footprinting.This issue affects Flow-X: before 4.0.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • To minimize the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information, ABB recommends to only operate Flow-X flow computers in secure networks. Additionally, ABB recommends that HTTPS is used to communicate with the Flow-X web server. HTTPS support has been implemented since version 1.2.2 (available as of June 2016) and is enabled by default since version 3.2.0 (available as of September 2020). To minimize the risk of exposed security information on one device leading to unauthorized access on other devices, ABB recommends that customers change the usernames and passwords that are part of the standard application and to use different usernames and password on different devices

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 7.02% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory abb.com
Affected: ABB Flow-X
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108467A9754&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173610/ABB-FlowX-4.00-Information-Disclosure.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1258?
CVE-2023-1258 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-1258?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-1258: To minimize the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information, ABB recommends to only operate Flow-X flow computers in secure networks. Additionally, ABB recommends that HTTPS is used to communicate with the Flow-X web server. HTTPS support has been implemented since version 1.2.2 (available as of June 2016) and is enabled by default since version 3.2.0 (available as of September 2020). To minimize the risk of exposed security information on one device leading to unauthorized access on other devices, ABB recommends that customers change the usernames and passwords that are part of the standard application and to use different usernames and password on different devices
Is CVE-2023-1258 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-1258 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-1258?
CVE-2023-1258 affects ABB Flow-X.
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