CVE-2023-5253 (GCVE-0-2023-5253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 10:53 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI?
Summary
A missing authentication check in the WebSocket channel used for the Check Point IoT integration in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, may allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain assets data without authentication. Malicious unauthenticated users with knowledge on the underlying system may be able to extract limited asset information.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Nozomi Networks Guardian Affected: 0 , < 23.3.0 (semver)
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    Nozomi Networks CMC Affected: 0 , < 23.3.0 (semver)
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Credits
This issue was found by Nozomi Networks Product Security team during an internal VAPT testing session.
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