VDB-266457 · CVE-2023-43850 · GCVE-0-2023-43850

Aten PE6208 2.3.228/2.4.232 HTTP POST Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Aten PE6208 2.3.228/2.4.232 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-43850. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Aten PE6208 2.3.228/2.4.232. This affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation in the user management function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated users to cause a partial DoS of web interface via HTTP POST request.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-43850 since 09/25/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Aten

Name

PE6208

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/25/2023 🔍
05/28/2024 +246 days 🔍
05/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2025 +259 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-43850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266457

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2024 09:48 PM
Updated: 02/11/2025 06:53 AM
Changes: 05/28/2024 09:48 PM (52), 02/11/2025 06:53 AM (2)
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