Medium severity · published Oct 9, 2023
CVE-2023-5461
Delta Electronics WPLSoft Modbus cleartext transmission
5.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in Delta Electronics WPLSoft 2.51. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Modbus Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-241584. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WP
WPLSoft · Delta Electronics
2.51 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5461
Permissions Required
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17nBJt3tejqipE_L-lMEhYXeGhG0eii-_
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.241584
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.241584
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