CVE-2023-28509
Weak encryption in UniRPC protocol
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 use weak encryption for packet-level security and passwords transferred on the wire.
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
NVD Score used
7.5
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 use weak encryption for packet-level security and passwords transferred on the wire.
- Record
CVE-2023-28509- 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-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
Weak encryption in UniRPC protocol
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 use weak encryption for packet-level security and passwords transferred on the wire.
- Record
CVE-2023-28509- 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-327, CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32179
7.5
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 use weak encryption for packet-level security and passwords transferred on the wire.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32179- 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
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-345r-5qfx-4jpr
7.5
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5...
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 use weak encryption for packet-level security and passwords transferred on the wire.
- Record
GHSA-345r-5qfx-4jpr- 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-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28509 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rocket Software Unidata, published March 29, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.