Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-39461

Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway 5.1.3.20324

Published
03 May 2024
Modified
17 June 2025
CVSS Score v3 4.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.013 68th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-39461 is a medium-severity Improper Output Neutralization for Logs (CWE-117) vulnerability in Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway. Its CVSS base score is 4.4 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Indicator Removal (T1070); ranked in the top 32% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Event Log Improper Output Neutralization For Logs Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Although authentication is required to exploit…

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this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of event logs. The issue results from improper sanitization of log output. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20535.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1070 Indicator Removal Stealth
Adversaries may selectively delete or modify artifacts generated to reduce indications of their presence and blend in with legitimate activity.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-39466Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39465Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-2187Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39460Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39462Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39463Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39458Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39459Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39467Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway
CVE-2023-39464Same product: Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway

Affected Assets

trianglemicroworks
scada data gateway
5.1.3.20324

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect output neutralization when log messages are constructed from untrusted input.

Input validation reduces the chance that specially crafted data reaches log-message construction routines.

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.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices and coding standards directly require output sanitization for logs.

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.

finds

Security testing can detect log injection flaws but does not prevent them at the source.

A.8.15 Logging partial match
degrades

Logging control directly requires proper log generation and handling, which mitigates improper output neutralization.

finds

Monitoring activities rely on trustworthy logs but do not ensure log message integrity.

prevents

Secure SDLC includes coding standards that reduce log-related weaknesses but does not specifically address logging.

prevents

Secure coding practices mandate input validation and output encoding, directly preventing log injection.

References