CVE-2023-33868
Published: 06 July 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-33868 is a medium-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Piigab M-Bus 900S Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 20.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-38018
Vulnerability details
The number of login attempts is not limited. This could allow an attacker to perform a brute force on HTTP basic authentication.
- 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.