What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-40724?

CVE-2023-40724 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Qms Automotive CVE-2023-40724

HIGH

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory (CWE-316)

2023-09-12 productcert@siemens.com

Information Disclosure Qms Automotive

7.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: siemens

Severity by source

Vendor (siemens) PRIMARY

7.3 HIGH

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

Primary rating from Vendor (siemens) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: siemens

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 12, 2023 - 10:15 cve.org

HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-316. A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation. Affected products include: Siemens Qms Automotive.

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.