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CVE-2023-6151: Information Disclosure in Eskom E-municipality

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ESKOM Computer e-municipality module allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects e-municipality module: before v.105.

HighCVSS 7.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2023-6151 is an information disclosure issue in ESKOM Computer's e-municipality module before v.105. The available record indicates an unauthenticated network attacker could access user-provided data. The main business concern is confidentiality loss, not system takeover or outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority confidentiality risk if the product is present. Urgency depends on whether your organization runs a pre-v.105 deployment and whether it is reachable from untrusted networks.

Technical view

The CVE describes incorrect use of privileged APIs, mapped to CWE-648. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5 high: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running ESKOM Computer e-municipality module versions before v.105. The source bundle provides no CPEs, deployment details, or broad product ecosystem evidence, so asset confirmation is essential.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector suggests remote unauthenticated access may be possible, but public exploit status is not established here.

Researcher notes

Evidence is sparse. The CVE record provides the weakness class, affected version boundary, and CVSS vector, but no technical advisory details, CPEs, exploit references, or confirmed patch notes in the supplied bundle.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify any ESKOM Computer e-municipality module deployments.
  • Confirm whether deployed versions are before v.105.
  • Check official vendor or government guidance for remediation.
  • Prioritize supported upgrade or mitigation if running a vulnerable version.
  • Restrict unnecessary public access while remediation is being validated.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory internet-facing and internal e-municipality module instances.
  • Record exact module versions and compare against v.105.
  • Review logs for unusual data-access patterns.
  • Verify remediation status against official advisory information.
  • Document uncertainty where version or advisory evidence is missing.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6TR-CERT

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.5High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2023-6151Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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  1. CVE reservedCVE Program

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  2. CVE publishedCVE Program

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  3. CVE updatedCVE Program

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Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
ESKOM Computere-municipality module0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-648

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