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CVE-2023-3259

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

The Dataprobe iBoot PDU running firmware version 1.43.03312023 or earlier is vulnerable to authentication bypass. By manipulating the IP address field in the "iBootPduSiteAuth" cookie, a malicious agent can direct the device to connect to a rouge database.Successful exploitation allows the malicious agent to take actions with administrator privileges including, but not limited to, manipulating power levels, modifying user accounts, and exporting confidential user information

Affected products

• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4-C20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4-N20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-C10 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-C20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-N15 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-N20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-C10 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-C20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-N15 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-N20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-2C10 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-2C20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-2N15 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-2N20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-C10 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-C20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-N15 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-N20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8Sa-2N15 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8Sa-C10 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8Sa-N15 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202
• Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8Sa-N20 Firmware: before 1.44.0804202 — fixed in 1.44.0804202

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4-C20 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4-N20 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-C10 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-C20 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-N15 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4A-N20 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-C10 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-C20 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-N15 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu4Sa-N20 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-2C10 Firmware 1.44.0804202; Dataprobe Iboot-Pdu8A-2C20 Firmware 1.44.0804202. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.trellix.com/en-us/about/newsroom/stories/research/the-threat-lurking-in-data-centers.html
• https://www.trellix.com/en-us/about/newsroom/stories/research/the-threat-lurking-in-data-centers.html

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