CVE-2023-45596 — A CWE-425 “Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')” vulnerability in the “file_config

A CWE-425 “Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')” vulnerability in the “file_configuration” functionality of the web application allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access confidential configuration files. This issue affects: AiLux imx6 bundle below version imx6_1.

01What is this vulnerability?

A CWE-425 “Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')” vulnerability in the “file_configuration” functionality of the web application allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access confidential configuration files. This issue affects: AiLux imx6 bundle below version imx6_1.0.7-2.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
AiLux	imx6 bundle	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-03-05T11:31:08.100Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-17T09:30:55.851Z

09References

• www.nozominetworks.com — https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2023-45596