CVE-2023-0451
All versions of Econolite EOS traffic control software are vulnerable to CWE-284: Improper Access...
Econolite EOS versions prior to 3.2.23 lack a password requirement for gaining “READONLY” access to log files and certain database and configuration files. One such file contains tables with MD5 hashes and usernames for all defined users in the control software, including administrators and technicians.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Econolite EOS versions prior to 3.2.23 lack a password requirement for gaining “READONLY” access to log files and certain database and configuration files. One such file contains tables with MD5 hashes and usernames for all defined users in the control software, including administrators and technicians.
- Record
CVE-2023-0451- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12505
Econolite EOS versions prior to 3.2.23 lack a password requirement for gaining “READONLY” access to log files and certain database and configuration files. One such file contains tables with MD5 hashes and usernames for all defined users in the control software, including administrators and technicians.
- Record
EUVD-2023-12505- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8j4-3fxm-87xm
All versions of Econolite EOS traffic control software are vulnerable to CWE-284: Improper Access...
All versions of Econolite EOS traffic control software are vulnerable to CWE-284: Improper Access Control, and lack a password requirement for gaining “READONLY” access to log files, as well as certain database and configuration files. One such file contains tables with message-digest algorithm 5 (MD5) hashes and usernames for all defined users in the control software, including administrators and technicians.
- Record
GHSA-q8j4-3fxm-87xm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Econolite EOS versions prior to 3.2.23 lack a password requirement for gaining “READONLY” access to log files and certain database and configuration files. One such file contains tables with MD5 hashes and usernames for all defined users in the control software, including administrators and technicians.
- Record
CVE-2023-0451- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-0451 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Arista Networks Eos, published January 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.