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CVE-2023-1258


Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in ABB Flow-X firmware on Flow-X embedded hardware (web service modules) allows Footprinting.This issue affects Flow-X: before 4.0.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from abb, from abb, from abb and 13 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-03-31T08:15:06.397

Last Modified

2025-02-13T17:15:57.873

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-200
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System abb flow-x\/m_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/m - No
Operating System abb flow-x\/c_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/c - No
Operating System abb flow-x\/k_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/k - No
Operating System abb flow-x\/s_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/s - No
Operating System abb flow-x\/p_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/p - No
Operating System abb flow-x_r_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x_r - No
Operating System abb flow-x\/t_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/t - No
Operating System abb flow-x\/web_firmware ≤ 3.2.6 Yes
Hardware abb flow-x\/web - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For abb's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.