CVE-2023-45213

Westermo Lynx Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains

Description

A potential attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx device would be able to execute malicious code that could affect the correct functioning of the device.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Westermo recommends following best practices for hardening, such as restricting access, disable unused services (attack surface reduction), etc., to mitigate the reported vulnerabilities.

Categories

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory cisa.gov
Affected: Westermo Lynx
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-023-04 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-45213?
CVE-2023-45213 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-45213?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-45213: Westermo recommends following best practices for hardening, such as restricting access, disable unused services (attack surface reduction), etc., to mitigate the reported vulnerabilities.
Is CVE-2023-45213 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-45213 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-45213?
CVE-2023-45213 affects Westermo Lynx.
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