CVE-2023-52424
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.
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 · 6.8–8.8
ssvc
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1236IEEE 802.11 WLAN: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehung von SicherheitsmaßnahmenDeutsch2024-05-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann eine Schwachstelle in einigen IEEE 802.11 konformen WLAN Geräten ausnutzen, um die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
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sources
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references (14)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-52424/cnnvd
- https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0938-03-000m-protect-ssid-in-4-way-handshake.docxcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Protocol-802-11-spoofing-via-SSID-Confusion-44346cnnvd
- https://www.top10vpn.com/assets/2024/05/Top10VPN-x-Vanhoef-SSID-Confusion.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.top10vpn.com/research/wifi-vulnerability-ssid/cnnvd
- https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/press-releasescnnvd
- https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0938-03-000m-protect-ssid-in-4-way-handshake.docxenisa_euvd
- https://www.top10vpn.com/assets/2024/05/Top10VPN-x-Vanhoef-SSID-Confusion.pdfenisa_euvd
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