ABB Freelance Controller AC900 up to 2019 SP1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB Freelance Controller DCP, Freelance Controller AC700, Freelance Controller AC800 and Freelance Controller AC900 up to 2019 SP1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-5778. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB Freelance Controller DCP, Freelance Controller AC700, Freelance Controller AC800 and Freelance Controller AC900 up to 2019 SP1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency vulnerability in ABB Freelance Controller DCP, ABB Freelance Controller AC700, ABB Freelance Controller AC800, and ABB Freelance Controller AC900. This issue affects Freelance Controller DCP: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1; Freelance Controller AC700: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1; Freelance Controller AC800: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1; Freelance Controller AC900: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1.

The advisory is shared at search.abb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5778 since 10/26/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2024 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Freelance Controller DCP/Freelance Controller AC700/Freelance Controller AC800/Freelance Controller AC900 2024

Timelineinfo

10/26/2023 CVE reserved
09/18/2026 +1058 days Advisory disclosed
09/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5778 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-407489

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2026 15:57
Changes: 09/18/2026 15:57 (78)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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