CVE-2022-43377
Published: 18 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-43377 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Netbotz 355 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 48.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-46416
Vulnerability details
A CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that could cause account takeover when a brute force attack is performed on the account. Affected Products: NetBotz 4 - 355/450/455/550/570 (V4.7.0 and prior)
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.