cve-2023-23449
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-05-15 10:54
Modified
2025-01-23 19:13
EPSS score ?
0.18% (0.37235)
Summary
Observable Response Discrepancy in SICK FTMg AIR FLOW SENSOR with Partnumbers 1100214, 1100215, 1100216, 1120114, 1120116, 1122524, 1122526 allows a remote attacker to gain information about valid usernames by analyzing challenge responses from the server via the REST interface.
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