Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-27388

Critical

Published: 23 May 2023

Published
23 May 2023
Modified
31 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0202 84.1th percentile
Risk Priority 21 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-27388 is a critical-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Tandd Tr-71W Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 15.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper authentication vulnerability in T&D Corporation and ESPEC MIC CORP. data logger products allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to login to the product as a registered user. Affected products and versions are as follows: T&D Corporation data logger products (TR-71W/72W…

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all firmware versions, RTR-5W all firmware versions, WDR-7 all firmware versions, WDR-3 all firmware versions, and WS-2 all firmware versions), and ESPEC MIC CORP. data logger products (RT-12N/RS-12N all firmware versions, RT-22BN all firmware versions, and TEU-12N all firmware versions).

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

tandd
tr-71w firmware
all versions
tandd
tr-72w firmware
all versions
tandd
rtr-5w firmware
all versions
tandd
wdr-7 firmware
all versions
tandd
wdr-3 firmware
all versions
tandd
ws-2 firmware
all versions
especmic
rt-12n firmware
all versions
especmic
rs-12n firmware
all versions
especmic
rt-22bn firmware
all versions
especmic
teu-12n firmware
all versions

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-287 CWE-863

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-863

Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-863

Identity providers centralize and enforce authentication mechanisms, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-863 CWE-287

Enforces correct authorization checks during the identifier assignment process.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-863

Personnel screening, identity verification, and access-agreement requirements support reliable authentication and reduce authentication bypass opportunities.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-863

Decoy authentication surfaces detect bypass attempts and deflect real credential attacks through observable malicious interactions.

addresses: CWE-863

Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.

addresses: CWE-863

Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.

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