MXsecurity Register Database Pollution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-915.
Summary
A vulnerability that poses a potential risk of polluting the MXsecurity sqlite database and the nsm-web UI has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. This vulnerability might allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to register or add devices via the nsm-web application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Moxa MXsecurity Series — moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-…
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-20871 MXsecurity Authentication BypassPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2023-20873 MXsecurity Device Information DisclosurePriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2023-20874 MXsecurity Hardcoded CredentialPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-39983
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r9f-76wq-x3p4
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Moxa Mxsecurity vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20871 MXsecurity Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16408 MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16407 MXsecurity Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-20873 MXsecurity Device Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04413 MXsecurity Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04412 MXsecurity License Generation Function Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-39983 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-39983 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r9f-76wq-x3p4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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