Brocade Fabric OS v9.x Web UI Display Alteration via Reserved Characters
CVE-2023-5973 Published on April 5, 2024

Truncated port name
Brocade Web Interface in Brocade Fabric OS v9.x and before v9.2.0 does not properly represent the portName to the user if the portName contains reserved characters. This could allow an authenticated user to alter the UI of the Brocade Switch and change ports display.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-5973 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Origin Validation Error

The software does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-5973

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Affected Versions

Brocade Fabric OS Version Versions v9.x and before v9.2.0 is affected by CVE-2023-5973

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.21%
Percentile
43.64%

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