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CVE-2023-40729 (GCVE-0-2023-40729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-12 09:32 – Updated: 2025-02-27 20:55
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). The affected application lacks security control to prevent unencrypted communication without HTTPS. An attacker who managed to gain machine-in-the-middle position could manipulate, or steal confidential information.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-26 21:51 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Siemens QMS Automotive Affected: All versions < V12.39
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