Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-22915

High

Published: 24 April 2023

Published
24 April 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0071 72.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-22915 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Zyxel Usg Flex 100 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 27.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the “fbwifi_forward.cgi” CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.35, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.30 through 5.35, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 4.30 through 5.35, and VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through…

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5.35, which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS conditions by sending a crafted HTTP request if the Facebook WiFi function were enabled on an affected device.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

zyxel
usg flex 100 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
usg flex 100w firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
usg flex 200 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
usg flex 50 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
usg flex 50w firmware
4.30 — 5.35
zyxel
usg flex 500 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
usg flex 700 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
vpn100 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
vpn1000 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
zyxel
vpn300 firmware
4.50 — 5.35
+2 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

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.

addresses: CWE-120

Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.

References