CVE-2023-43776 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-43776

Weak encoding vulnerability in easyE4

Vulnerability Description

Eaton easyE4 PLC offers a device password protection functionality to facilitate a secure connection and prevent unauthorized access. It was observed that the device password was stored with a weak encoding algorithm in the easyE4 program file when exported to SD card (*.PRG file ending).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Manuel Stotz (SySS GmbH)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

easyE4
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 17th, 2023
Last Modified: September 13th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-261

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.