Unitronics VisiLogic <9.9.00 Default Admin Pass Vulnerability
CVE-2023-6448 Published on December 5, 2023
Unitronics VisiLogic before version 9.9.00, used in Vision and Samba PLCs and HMIs, uses a default administrative password. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can take administrative control of a vulnerable system.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Unitronics Vision PLC and HMI Insecure Default Password Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Unitronics Vision Series PLCs and HMIs ship with an insecure default password, which if left unchanged, can allow attackers to execute remote commands.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by December 18, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-6448 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
The software initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-6448
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Affected Versions
Unitronics VisiLogic:- Before 9.9.00 is affected.
- Before 9.9.00 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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