Advisory Details

December 20th, 2023

(0Day) Voltronic Power ViewPower Pro SocketService Missing Authentication Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1877
ZDI-CAN-21162

CVE ID CVE-2023-51571
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Voltronic Power
AFFECTED PRODUCTS ViewPower Pro
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Voltronic Power ViewPower Pro. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the SocketService module, which listens on UDP port 41222 by default. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

08/03/23 – ZDI made multiple attempts to contact the vendor across sales, support, and professional networking channels, which yielded no response from the vendor. We also contacted CISA, who was unsuccessful in receiving a response from the vendor.

-- Mitigation: Given the nature of the vulnerability, the only salient mitigation strategy is to restrict interaction with the application.


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-08-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-12-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Simon Janz (@esj4y)
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