CVE-2023-7237
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Lantronix XPort sends weakly encoded credentials within web request headers.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationXPort Device Server Configuration Managercisa_csaf_ot
Lantronix states that XPort is an old legacy product and is not designed for strong encryption or TLS/SSL encryption. Users who require stronger encryption are encouraged to upgrade to xPort Edge.
https://www.lantronix.com/products/xport-edge/
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 · 5.7–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-24-023-05Lantronix XPort2024-01-23icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain credentials.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-7237/cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-023-05cnnvd
- https://www.lantronix.com/products/xport-edge/cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-023-05enisa_euvd
- https://www.lantronix.com/products/xport-edge/enisa_euvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-023-05Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://www.lantronix.com/products/xport-edge/Productnvd
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