CVE-2023-5188 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-5188

WAGO Improper Input Validation in IEC61850 Server / Telecontrol

Vulnerability Description

The MMS Interpreter of WagoAppRTU in versions below 1.4.6.0 which is used by the WAGO Telecontrol Configurator is vulnerable to malformed packets. An remote unauthenticated attacker could send specifically crafted packets that lead to a denial-of-service condition until restart of the affected device.

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:

  • Sofia Pisani

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Telecontrol Configurator, WagoAppRTU
Vulnerable Versions:
*, 0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 5th, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact