CVE-2023-5973 (GCVE-0-2023-5973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-05 02:33 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Truncated port name
Summary
Brocade
Web Interface in Brocade Fabric OS v9.x and before v9.2.0 does not
properly represent the portName to the user if the portName contains
reserved characters. This could allow an authenticated user to alter the
UI of the Brocade Switch and change ports display.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-05 15:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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