CVE-2023-5222 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-5222

Viessmann Vitogate 300 Web Management Interface vitogate.cgi isValidUser hard-coded password

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Viessmann Vitogate 300 up to 2.1.3.0. This vulnerability affects the function isValidUser of the file /cgi-bin/vitogate.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-240364. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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:

  • PushEAX (VulDB User)

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Vitogate 300
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3

Timeline

Official Publish: September 27th, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-259

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence