CVE-2023-40252 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-40252
Vulnerability Scoring

6.0
/10
Significant Risk

Security assessments indicate that CVE-2023-40252 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Local
    Vulnerability requires local system access.
  • Privileges Required: High
    High-level privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Changed
    Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-40252 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕗 21 Nov 2024, 08:19 UTC
Originally published on: 🕖 17 Aug 2023, 07:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 462 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

vuln@krcert.or.kr

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-40252 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-40252: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Genians Genian NAC V4.0, Genians Genian NAC V5.0, Genians Genian NAC Suite V5.0, Genians Genian ZTNA allows Replace Trusted Executable.This issue affects Genian NAC V4.0: from V4.0.0 through V4.0.155; Genian NAC V5.0: from V5.0.0 through V5.0.42 (Revision 117460); Genian NAC Suite V5.0: from V5.0.0 through V5.0.54; Genian ZTNA: from V6.0.0 through V6.0.15.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-40252

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-40252 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-40252

The exploitability of CVE-2023-40252 is influenced by multiple factors. Security teams should analyze system configurations and apply appropriate countermeasures to mitigate threats.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-40252, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-40252, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2023-40252 has no significant impact on data confidentiality.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2023-40252 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-40252 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.255% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 65.18% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 34.81999999999999% of others.

CVE-2023-40252 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Code Injection CAPEC-242 An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files CAPEC-35 An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
  • Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-77 This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An adversary can override variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the adversary can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:4.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:4.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:4.0.155:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:4.0.155:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:revision_117460:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:revision_117460:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:revision_117461:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:revision_117461:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.54:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.54:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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