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CVE-2023-3259
The Dataprobe iBoot PDU running firmware version 1.43.03312023 or earlier is vulnerable to authentication bypass. By man
The Dataprobe iBoot PDU running firmware version 1.43.03312023 or earlier is vulnerable to authentication bypass. By manipulating the IP address field in the "iBootPduSiteAuth" cookie, a malicious agent can direct the device to connect to a rouge database.Successful exploitation allows the malicious agent to take actions with administrator privileges including, but not limited to, manipulating power levels, modifying user accounts, and exporting confidential user information.
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.00169
EPSS exploitation odds0.17% · top 62%
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- SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2023-3259, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
EPSS exploitation probability
0.17%
Top 62%odds of exploitation in the next 30 days
CVSS metric silhouette
shape grows toward worst-case
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Tech impact
total
CVSS vector breakdown
Exploitability - how they get in
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Impact - what breaks
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLifecycle
- 14 Aug 2023Published to NVD
- 21 Nov 2024Last modified
Every entry is a recorded date - NVD publish/modify, CISA KEV add, public exploit disclosure. No inferred events.
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ATT&CK techniques
1Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWE → CAPEC → ATT&CK. Pills with a solid outline are named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates (high confidence); the others are linked through weakness mappings.
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CAPEC attack patterns
1Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
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Weakness Classification
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Affected Products & Versions
22dataprobe iboot-pdu4a-c10 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4a-c20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4a-n15 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4a-n20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4-c20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4-n20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4sa-c10 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4sa-c20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4sa-n15 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu4sa-n20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-2c10 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-2c20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-2n15 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-2n20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-c10 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-c20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-n15 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8a-n20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8sa-2n15 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8sa-c10 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8sa-n15 firmware< 1.44.0804202
dataprobe iboot-pdu8sa-n20 firmware< 1.44.0804202
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References & Sources
1Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.