An issue was discovered in Vonage Box Telephone Adapter VDV23 version VDV21-3.2.11-0.5.1, allows local attackers to bypass UART authentication controls and read/write arbitrary values to the memory of the device.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-47304 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.08% | 0.04% | -0.04% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.04% | 0.08% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2023-12-05 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vonage | vdv23_firmware | vdv21-3.2.11-0.5.1 | cpe:2.3:o:vonage:vdv23_firmware:vdv21-3.2.11-0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://trojanhorsey.substack.com/p/cve-2023-47304-unsecured-uart-in | Exploit |