CVE-2023-47615

Telit Bgs5 Firmware

Published

09 November 2023

Modified

21 November 2024

CVSS Score v3.1 3.3

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Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0021 10th percentile

Risk Priority 28 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-2023-47615 is a low-severity Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable (CWE-526) vulnerability in Telit Bgs5 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 3.3 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Protocol or Service Impersonation (T1001.003); ranked at the 10th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-51726

Vulnerability Data

A CWE-526: Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Environmental Variables vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion PDS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion ELS61/81, Telit Cinterion PLS62 that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to get access to a…

sensitive data on the targeted system.

CWE(s): CWE-526 NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation Command And Control

Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts.

attack.mitre.org →

T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth

Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.

attack.mitre.org →

T1007 System Service Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

attack.mitre.org →

T1014 Rootkit Stealth

Adversaries may use rootkits to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.

attack.mitre.org →

T1016.001 Internet Connection Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

attack.mitre.org →

T1020.001 Traffic Duplication Exfiltration

Adversaries may leverage traffic mirroring in order to automate data exfiltration over compromised infrastructure.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-47613Same product: Telit Bgs5

CVE-2023-47610Same product: Telit Bgs5

CVE-2023-47612Same product: Telit Bgs5

CVE-2023-47611Same product: Telit Bgs5

CVE-2023-47616Same product: Telit Bgs5

CVE-2023-47614Same product: Telit Bgs5

CVE-2025-9162Shared CWE-526

CVE-2026-45370Shared CWE-526

CVE-2023-5720Shared CWE-526

CVE-2024-11736Shared CWE-526

Affected Assets

telit

bgs5 firmware

all versions

telit

ehs5 firmware

all versions

telit

ehs6 firmware

all versions

telit

ehs8 firmware

all versions

telit

pds5 firmware

all versions

telit

pds6 firmware

all versions

telit

pds8 firmware

all versions

telit

els61 firmware

all versions

telit

els81 firmware

all versions

telit

pls62 firmware

all versions

Mitigating Controls

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.DS-01 partial match

blocks

Encryption and related protections for data-at-rest directly prevent cleartext env-var storage of secrets.

PR.PS-01 partial match

blocks

Hardened configuration baselines and management practices reduce the chance of secrets being left in environment variables.

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.

A.5.12 Classification of information partial match

degrades

Classification drives decisions on what must be protected, indirectly discouraging cleartext storage of sensitive data.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match

removes

A.5.15 Access control partial match

removes

A.5.16 Identity management partial match

removes

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match

degrades

Authentication secrets are a common type of sensitive information; the control requires protecting them, which this weakness violates.