CVE-2023-3669

CODESYS: Missing Brute-Force protection in CODESYS Development System

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Published Aug 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A missing Brute-Force protection in CODESYS Development System prior to 3.5.19.20 allows a local attacker to have unlimited attempts of guessing the password within an import dialog.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

CODESYS

CODESYS Development System

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.0.0`	affected	< 3.5.19.20

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codesys:development_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44312	A missing Brute-Force protection in CODESYS Development System prior to 3.5.19.20 allows a local attacker to have unlimited attempts of guessing the password within an import dialog.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.149% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-023

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Codesys Development System

Weaknesses

CWE-307

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 9:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CERTVDE
Published: Aug 3, 2023, 11:11 AM
Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 9:11 PM
Reserved: Jul 14, 2023, 7:42 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:01 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:01 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 3, 2023, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:14 AM

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