CVE-2023-43845

Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 have default credentials for the privileged telnet account. The user is not asked to change the credentials after first login. If not changed, attackers can log in to the telnet console and gain administrator privileges.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/setersora/pe6208	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/setersora/pe6208	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:aten:pe6208_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:aten:pe6208:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-28 19:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 16:25

NVD link : CVE-2023-43845

Mitre link : CVE-2023-43845

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-43845

JSON object : View

Products Affected

aten

pe6208_firmware
pe6208

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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