CVE-2023-31192 (GCVE-0-2023-31192)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-12 15:27 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:15
VLAI
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the ClientConnect() functionality of SoftEther VPN 5.01.9674. A specially crafted network packet can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-17 18:27 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SoftEther VPN SoftEther VPN Affected: 5.01.9674
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softether vpn Affected: 5.01.9674
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Credits
Discovered by Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos.
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