CVE-2023-52952 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-52952
Vulnerability Scoring

8.5
/10
Severe Risk

Cybersecurity professionals consider CVE-2023-52952 an immediate threat requiring urgent 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: None
    No 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-2023-52952 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕧 10 Oct 2024, 12:56 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 08 Oct 2024, 09:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 2 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

productcert@siemens.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-52952 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-52952: A vulnerability has been identified in HiMed Cockpit 12 pro (J31032-K2017-H259) (All versions >= V11.5.1 < V11.6.2), HiMed Cockpit 14 pro+ (J31032-K2017-H435) (All versions >= V11.5.1 < V11.6.2), HiMed Cockpit 18 pro (J31032-K2017-H260) (All versions >= V11.5.1 < V11.6.2), HiMed Cockpit 18 pro+ (J31032-K2017-H436) (All versions >= V11.5.1 < V11.6.2). The Kiosk Mode of the affected devices contains a restricted desktop environment escape vulnerability. This could allow an unauthenticated local attacker to escape the restricted environment and gain access to the underlying operating system.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-52952

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-52952 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-2023-52952

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2023-52952 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-2023-52952, 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-2023-52952, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-52952 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2023-52952 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2023-52952 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: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2023-52952 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-424

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Directory Indexing CAPEC-127 An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
  • Functionality Bypass CAPEC-554 An adversary attacks a system by bypassing some or all functionality intended to protect it. Often, a system user will think that protection is in place, but the functionality behind those protections has been disabled by the adversary.

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