Cyber Resilience

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 vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0021 11th percentile
Risk Priority 28 floored blend · peak EPSS

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 Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 11th 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

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…

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sensitive data on the targeted system.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-47616Same product: Telit Bgs5
CVE-2023-47614Same product: Telit Bgs5
CVE-2023-47613Same product: Telit Bgs5
CVE-2023-47610Same product: Telit Bgs5
CVE-2023-47611Same product: Telit Bgs5
CVE-2023-47612Same product: Telit Bgs5
CVE-2023-43029Shared CWE-526
CVE-2024-11736Shared CWE-526
CVE-2026-40153Shared CWE-526
CVE-2026-45370Shared 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 mostly match
prevents

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

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

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.

prevents

Cryptography control directly addresses the lack of encryption for sensitive data stored in environment variables.

mitigates

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

mitigates

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

degrades

Requires secure deletion of sensitive information, which would prevent leaving it in environment variables.

A.8.11 Data masking partial match
mitigates

Data masking techniques can be applied to avoid storing sensitive values in cleartext environment variables.

mitigates

DLP policies can detect and block the placement of sensitive data into environment variables.

References