CVE-2023-48363 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-48363
Vulnerability Scoring

6.5
/10
High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2023-48363 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Adjacent_network
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-48363 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕣 21 Nov 2024, 08:31 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 13 Feb 2024, 09:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 281 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

productcert@siemens.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-48363 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-48363: A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC05), SIMATIC BATCH V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC05), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC05), SIMATIC Route Control V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC05), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V18 (All versions < V18 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V19 (All versions < V19 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 15), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions < V8.0 Update 4). The implementation of the RPC (Remote Procedure call) communication protocol in the affected products do not properly handle certain unorganized RPC messages. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition in the RPC server.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-48363

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-48363 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-2023-48363

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2023-48363 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

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-2023-48363, 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-2023-48363, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2023-48363 has no significant impact on data confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-48363 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2023-48363 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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

EPSS Score: 0.044% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 15.54% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 84.46000000000001% of others.

CVE-2023-48363 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.1:upd_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:openpcs_7:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.0:sp1_upd20:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.0:sp1_upd20:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:sp1_upd14:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:sp1_upd14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:sp1_upd15:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.1:sp1_upd15:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.2:upd_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:8.2:upd_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.0:sp1_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_route_control:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:sp2_upd_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:13:sp2_upd_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:sp1_upd_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:14:sp1_upd_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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