CVE-2023-22897 (GCVE-0-2023-22897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:44Summary
An issue was discovered in SecurePoint UTM before 12.2.5.1. The firewall's endpoint at /spcgi.cgi allows information disclosure of memory contents to be achieved by an authenticated user. Essentially, uninitialized data can be retrieved via an approach in which a sessionid is obtained but not used.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-10 16:07 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 19e3d0e3-1016-4e97-86a2-89638da83879
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-01-02
Asserted: 2026-01-02
Scope
Notes: An issue was discovered in SecurePoint UTM before 12.2.5.1. The firewall's endpoint at /spcgi.cgi allows information disclosure of memory contents... | Affected: SecurePoint / UTM | CVSS: 6.5 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.04074 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | An issue was discovered in SecurePoint UTM before 12.2.5.1. The firewall's endpoint at /spcgi.cgi allows information disclosure of memory contents... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2023-22897 |
| Vendor | SecurePoint |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | UTM |
| Added Date | 2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 6.5 |
| Epss Score | 0.04074 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.90372 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2023-22897 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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