Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-23449

MediumUpdated

Published: 15 May 2023

Published
15 May 2023
Modified
01 June 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0038 59.6th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-23449 is a medium-severity Observable Response Discrepancy (CWE-204) vulnerability in Sick Ftmg-Esd20Axx Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 40.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Observable Response Discrepancy in SICK FTMg AIR FLOW SENSOR with Partnumbers 1100214, 1100215, 1100216, 1120114, 1120116, 1122524, 1122526 allows a remote attacker to gain information about valid usernames by analyzing challenge responses from the server via the REST interface.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

sick
ftmg-esd20axx firmware
≤ 2.0
sick
ftmg-esd25axx firmware
≤ 2.0
sick
ftmg-esn40sxx firmware
≤ 2.0
sick
ftmg-esn50sxx firmware
≤ 2.0
sick
ftmg-esr50sxx firmware
≤ 2.0
sick
ftmg-esr40sxx firmware
≤ 2.0
sick
ftmg-esd15axx firmware
≤ 2.0

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-203 CWE-204

Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.

addresses: CWE-203 CWE-204

Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.

addresses: CWE-203

Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.

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