VDB-231761 · CVE-2023-25188 · EUVD-2023-29152

Nokia Airscale ASIKA Single RAN prior 21B CSP ui layer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nokia Airscale ASIKA Single RAN. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component CSP Handler. The manipulation leads to ui layer. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-25188. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nokia Airscale ASIKA Single RAN. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component CSP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a ui layer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1021. The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on NOKIA Airscale ASIKA Single RAN devices before 21B. If/when CSP (as a BTS administrator) removes security hardenings from the Nokia Single RAN BTS baseband unit, the BTS baseband unit diagnostic tool AaShell (which is by default disabled) allows unauthenticated access from the mobile network solution internal BTS management network to the BTS embedded Linux operating-system level.

The weakness was released 06/17/2023. The advisory is shared at nokia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-25188 since 02/04/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 21B eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-29152). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Nokia

Name

Airscale ASIKA Single RAN

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nokia.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Ui layer
CWE: CWE-1021
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Airscale ASIKA Single RAN 21B

Timelineinfo

02/04/2023 🔍
06/17/2023 +132 days 🔍
06/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2025 +865 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nokia.com

Advisory: nokia.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231761
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2023 07:59
Updated: 10/29/2025 01:45
Changes: 06/17/2023 07:59 (48), 07/14/2023 14:07 (11), 10/29/2025 01:45 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.