CVE-2023-28770 is a sensitive information exposure vulnerability affecting Zyxel DX5401-B0 firmware versions prior to V5.17(ABYO.1)C0. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to read system files and retrieve the supervisor's password from an encrypted file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact. While not yet in CISA KEV, a Metasploit module exists for chained RCE, indicating potential for active exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.17\(abyo.1\)c0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:dx5401-b0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.