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Conprosys Hmi System CVE-2023-2758

MEDIUM
Improper Control of Interaction Frequency (CWE-799)
2023-05-31 vulnreport@tenable.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Interaction frequency control
Impact

CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 1.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Contec CONPROSYS HMI System versions 3.5.2 and prior. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-799. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Contec CONPROSYS HMI System versions 3.5.2 and prior. When there is a time-zone mismatch in certain configuration files, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may deny logins for an extended period of time. Affected products include: Contec Conprosys Hmi System.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

DescriptionNVD

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Contec CONPROSYS HMI System versions 3.5.2 and prior. When there is a time-zone mismatch in certain configuration files, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may deny logins for an extended period of time.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

47
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +26
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:contec:conprosys_hmi_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.4.4?and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute an arbitrary OS com

CVE-2023-28657 HIGH
8.8 Jun 01

Improper access control vulnerability exists in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) versions prior to 3.5.3. Rated high severity

CVE-2023-28713 HIGH
8.1 Jun 01

Plaintext storage of a password exists in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) versions prior to 3.5.3. Rated high severity (CVSS

CVE-2023-28399 HIGH
7.8 Jun 01

Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource exists in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) versions prior to 3.5.3. Rate

CVE-2025-34081 HIGH
7.5 Jul 01

The Contec Co.,Ltd. CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) exposes a PHP phpinfo() debug page to unauthenticated users that may cont

CVE-2023-22339 HIGH
7.5 Jan 20

Improper access control vulnerability in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.4.5 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticate

CVE-2023-22331 HIGH
7.5 Jan 20

Use of default credentials vulnerability in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.4.5 and earlier allows a remote unauthentic

CVE-2023-29154 HIGH
7.2 Jun 01

SQL injection vulnerability exists in the CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) versions prior to 3.5.3. Rated high severity (CVSS

CVE-2023-22324 MEDIUM
6.5 Jan 30

SQL injection vulnerability in the CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.5.0 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attack

CVE-2025-34080 MEDIUM
6.1 Jul 01

The Contec Co.,Ltd. CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the getqsetting.php functi

CVE-2023-22373 MEDIUM
5.4 Jan 20

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.4.5 and earlier allows a remote authenticated att

CVE-2023-22334 MEDIUM
5.3 Jan 20

Use of password hash instead of password for authentication vulnerability in CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.4.5 and ea

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