Security Resilience

CVE-2023-3792

Netentsec Application Security Gateway 6.3

Public PoC
Published
20 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0073 53th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-3792 is a medium-severity Forced Browsing (CWE-425) vulnerability in Netentsec Application Security Gateway. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Proc Filesystem (T1003.007); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability was found in Beijing Netcon NS-ASG 6.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/test_status.php. The manipulation leads to direct request. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may…

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be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-235059. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1010 Application Window Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows.
T1011.001 Exfiltration Over Bluetooth Exfiltration
Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over Bluetooth rather than the command and control channel.
T1012 Query Registry Discovery
Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software.
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

netentsec
application security gateway
6.3

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-425

Forcing a decision on every access request, including direct ones, reduces the exploitability of forced browsing by ensuring no unchecked access paths.

addresses: CWE-425

Forces all accesses through the reference monitor, preventing direct or forced requests that bypass checks.

addresses: CWE-425

Enforcing access for all logical requests prevents unauthorized direct access to protected resources.

addresses: CWE-425

Displaying the notification before further access on public systems prevents direct resource requests from bypassing the required system use terms and consent.

addresses: CWE-425

Decoy endpoints catch forced browsing and direct requests, deflecting attackers from legitimate resources while enabling analysis.

addresses: CWE-425

Blocks unauthorized direct requests or forced browsing by denying input access to non-authorized actors.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 partial match
blocks

Directly requires policy-driven definition, enforcement, and review of authorizations on resources such as URLs.

PR.IR-01 partial match
blocks

Protects environments from unauthorized logical access, which includes preventing direct requests to restricted paths.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

removes
blocks

A.5.15 directly requires defining/implementing access control rules, authorization, need-to-know, and restrictions that enforce appropriate access on all URLs/resources, which stops forced browsing exploitation even if the flaw remains; remainder is bounded to non-authorization cases like path traversal or CSRF (per AC-3 anchor).

removes
removes
removes

References