7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
30.9%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to manipulate an argument path, which would lead to information disclosure.
The following versions of CAREL Boss-Mini, a local supervisor solution, are affected:
Under certain conditions, a malicious actor already present in the same network segment of the affected product, could abuse Local File Inclusion (LFI) techniques to access unauthorized file system resources, such as configuration files, password files, system logs, or other sensitive data. This could expose confidential information and potentially lead to further threats.
CVE-2023-3643 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2023-3643. A base score of 9.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (CVSS4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).
Werley Ferreira, Anderson Cezar, João Luz reported this vulnerability to CAREL.
CAREL recommends updating to v1.6.0 or later
If immediate upgrade is not possible, users should consider and implement the following mitigations:
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability, such as:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2023-3643
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2023-3643
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
github.com/cisagov/CSAF
ksa.carel.com/home?p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&saveLastPath=0&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Flogin&p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&_58_redirect=%2Fgroup%2Fboss1%2Fservice-pack-boss-mini
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
twitter.com/CISAgov
twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=CAREL%20Boss-Mini+https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-172-02
us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
www.carel.com/documents/10191/0/+030220471/9619472f-f1c0-4ec9-a151-120aaa5e479a?version=1.0
www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
www.dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/foia
www.dhs.gov/performance-financial-reports
www.facebook.com/CISA
www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-172-02&title=CAREL%20Boss-Mini
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
www.instagram.com/cisagov
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www.whitehouse.gov/
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7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
30.9%