CVE-2023-52424

802.11: SSID Confusion attack

Published May 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57051 The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ieee
Ieee 802.11 Wireless Protocol
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ieee:802.11_wireless_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ieee
Ieee 802.11 Wireless Protocol
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 3:46 PM
Reserved
Feb 4, 2024, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 17, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 17, 2024, 12:00 AM