CVE-2023-5642

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Advantech R-SeeNet version 2.4.23

Description The issue is related to the lack of protection for service data in the Advantech R-SeeNet software, which is used for monitoring the state and functions of routers. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain access to the database by reading and writing data in the snmpmon.ini file. The snmpmon.ini file contains sensitive information.

Recommendations For Advantech R-SeeNet version 2.4.23, consider restricting access to the snmpmon.ini file to prevent unauthorized reading and writing of sensitive data until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the privileges of users who can access this file.