Security Resilience

CVE-2023-44860

Access Control in Netis-Systems N3M Firmware 1.0.1.865

Published
06 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.23 98th percentile
Risk Priority 71 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-2023-44860 is a high-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Netis-Systems N3M Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2023-44860 affects NETIS SYSTEMS N3Mv2 version 1.0.1.865 and stems from an improper authorization flaw (CWE-863) in the HTTP request authorization component. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 with a vector indicating network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and high impact on availability while leaving confidentiality and integrity untouched.

A remote attacker can send crafted HTTP requests that bypass or misuse the authorization logic, resulting in denial of service against the affected device. The attack requires no credentials and can be launched over the network, directly matching the published description of remote unauthenticated DoS via the authorization component.

The two reference URLs both point to the same GitHub repository containing a technical write-up of the improper authentication mechanism but contain no vendor advisory, patch information, or mitigation guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1046 with no material rise observed since disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue in NETIS SYSTEMS N3Mv2 v.1.0.1.865 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the authorization component in the HTTP request.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

netis-systems
n3m firmware
1.0.1.865

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-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.

addresses: CWE-863

Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.

addresses: CWE-863

The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.

addresses: CWE-863

Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.

addresses: CWE-863

Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.

addresses: CWE-863

Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.

addresses: CWE-863

Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.

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.

blocks

Requiring consistency between access rights and classification plus formal approval steps ensures that the authorization logic correctly distinguishes between entities that should and should not be granted access.

blocks

A.5.18's provisioning, revocation, review and adjustment of access rights (incl. before role changes/termination, with segregation and owner approval) directly stops incorrect authorization decisions from being exploitable in the vast majority of cases; the bounded remainder is incorrectness inside the authorization logic itself (e.g. flawed conditional or missing check) rather than rights that were wrongly granted.

blocks

A.8.3 directly mandates restricting access to information per policies via configuration, identity/group controls, isolation, and dynamic techniques that enforce correct authorization decisions, addressing most but not all slices of CWE-863 (e.g., remainder in non-access-decision authorization errors like timing or environmental factors).

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-863, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References