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CVE-2023-43848· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Incorrect access control in the firewall management function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated

Incorrect access control in the firewall management function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated users to alter local firewall settings of the device as if they were the administrator via HTTP POST request.

HighCVSS 8.0 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 28, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 37th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
atenpe6208 firmware
atenpe6208

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • aten pe6208 firmware2.3.228 and later · before 2.4.239

Same product

aten: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-43845Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 have default credentials for the privileged telnet account.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-43844Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 have default credentials for the privileged web interface account.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2023-43843Incorrect access control in the account management function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2023-43842Incorrect access control in the account management function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2023-43850Improper input validation in the user management function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated us
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2023-43849Incorrect access control in firmware upgrade function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated users
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-438490 days apartIncorrect access control in firmware upgrade function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated users
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2023-438470 days apartIncorrect access control in the outlet control function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated user
    21Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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