What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-38315?

CVE-2023-38315 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-38315?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-38315. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Captive Portal CVE-2023-38315

HIGH

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2023-11-17 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Null Pointer Dereference Captive Portal

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 17, 2023 - 06:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. It has a try_to_authenticate NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP with a missing client token query string parameter. Triggering this issue results in crashing OpenNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition). Affected OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2 fixed in OpenWrt master, OpenWrt 23.05 and OpenWrt 22.03 on 28. August 2023 by updating OpenNDS to version 10.1.3.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. It has a try_to_authenticate NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP with a missing client token query string parameter. Triggering this issue results in crashing OpenNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition). Affected OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2 fixed in OpenWrt master, OpenWrt 23.05 and OpenWrt 22.03 on 28. August 2023 by updating OpenNDS to version 10.1.3. Affected products include: Opennds Captive Portal. Version information: version 10.1.2..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.