CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.
Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.
Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
Credit: Aarón Flecha Menéndez (S21Sec)
From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).
| CVE | Weakness | CVSS v3 | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-7237 | CWE-261 Weak Encoding for Password | 5.7 Medium |
Lantronix XPort sends weakly encoded credentials within web request headers. Mitigation: Lantronix states that XPort is an old legacy product and is not designed for strong encryption or TLS/SSL encryption. Users who require stronger encryption are encouraged to upgrade to xPort Edge. ↗ Affected, fixed & timelineAffected:
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Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.
No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.
| CVE | CVSS | Affected |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-7237 | 5.7 Medium | Lantronix XPort Lantronix XPort sends weakly encoded credentials within web request headers. |
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