title: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in MELSEC WS Series Ethernet Interface Module
description: Active Debug Code vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC WS Series WS0-GETH00200 Serial number 2310 **** and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication and illegally log into the affected module by connecting to it via telnet which is hidden function and is enabled by default when shipped from the factory. As a result, a remote attacker with unauthorized login can reset the module, and if certain conditions are met, he/she can disclose or tamper with the module's configuration or rewrite the firmware.
problem types: CWE-489 Active Debug Code
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: MELSEC WS Series WS0-GETH00200
vendor: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
versions:
status: affected, version: Serial number 2310 **** and prior
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL