CVE-2023-5246

Description

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in SICK Flexi Soft Gateways with Partnumbers 1044073, 1127717, 1130282, 1044074, 1121597, 1099832, 1051432, 1127487, 1069070, 1112296, 1044072, 1121596, 1099830 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to potentially impact the availability, integrity and confidentiality of the gateways via an authentication bypass by capture-replay.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Please make sure that you apply general security practices when operating the SICK Flexi Soft Gateways. The following General Security Practices and Operating Guidelines could mitigate the associated security risk.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.59% Top 20%
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Affected: SICK AG FX0-GMOD00000
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GMOD00010
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GMOD00030
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GPNT00000
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GPNT00010
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GPNT00030
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GETC00000
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GETC00010
Affected: SICK AG FX3-GEPR00000
Affected: SICK AG FX3-GEPR00010
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GENT00000
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GENT00010
Affected: SICK AG FX0-GENT00030
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sick.com/psirt vendor advisory issue tracking
https://sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0011.pdf mitigation vendor advisory
https://sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0011.json vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5246?
CVE-2023-5246 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5246?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-5246: Please make sure that you apply general security practices when operating the SICK Flexi Soft Gateways. The following General Security Practices and Operating Guidelines could mitigate the associated security risk.
Is CVE-2023-5246 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-5246 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5246?
CVE-2023-5246 affects SICK AG FX0-GMOD00000, SICK AG FX0-GMOD00010, SICK AG FX0-GMOD00030, SICK AG FX0-GPNT00000, SICK AG FX0-GPNT00010, SICK AG FX0-GPNT00030, SICK AG FX0-GETC00000, SICK AG FX0-GETC00010, SICK AG FX3-GEPR00000, SICK AG FX3-GEPR00010, SICK AG FX0-GENT00000, SICK AG FX0-GENT00010, SICK AG FX0-GENT00030.
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