CVE-2023-45735

Westermo Lynx Code Injection

Description

A potential attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx device may 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. The reported code injection vulnerability will be mitigated in a future report.

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-2023-45735?: CVE-2023-45735 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-45735?: As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-45735: Westermo recommends following best practices for hardening, such as restricting access, disable unused services (attack surface reduction), etc., to mitigate the reported vulnerabilities. The reported code injection vulnerability will be mitigated in a future report.
Is CVE-2023-45735 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-45735 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-2023-45735?: CVE-2023-45735 affects Westermo Lynx.

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Description

Remediation

Category

CWE-94 – Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

References

Frequently Asked Questions