CVE-2023-23449
Published: 15 May 2023
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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-27549
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
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.
Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.
Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.
Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.