CVE-2023-4816
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability exists in the Equipment Tag Out authentication, when configured with Single Sign-On (SSO) with password validation in T214. This vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated user per-forming an Equipment Tag Out holder action (Accept, Release, and Clear) for another user and entering an arbitrary password in the holder action confirmation dialog box. Despite entering an arbitrary password in the confirmation box, the system will execute the selected holder action.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedAsset Suitecisa_csaf_ot
Configure Asset Suite 9 with a different authentication method other than SSO.
- MitigationAsset Suitecisa_csaf_ot
Hitachi Energy recommends applying one the following mitigation actions until a fix has been delivered in a patch:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–8.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-23-269-02Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 92023-09-26icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to enter an arbitrary password to execute equipment tag out actions.
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-4816cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-4816/cnnvd
- https://images.go.hitachienergy.com/Web/ABBEnterpriseSoftware/%7B70b3d323-4866-42e1-8a75-58996729c1d4%7D_8DBD000172-VU-2023-23_Asset_Suite_Tagout_vulnerability_Rev1.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.5529cnnvd
- https://images.go.hitachienergy.com/Web/ABBEnterpriseSoftware/%7B70b3d323-4866-42e1-8a75-58996729c1d4%7D_8DBD000172-VU-2023-23_Asset_Suite_Tagout_vulnerability_Rev1.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://images.go.hitachienergy.com/Web/ABBEnterpriseSoftware/%7B70b3d323-4866-42e1-8a75-58996729c1d4%7D_8DBD000172-VU-2023-23_Asset_Suite_Tagout_vulnerability_Rev1.pdfVendor Advisorynvd
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