CVE-2023-49955

Exp

An issue was discovered in Dalmann OCPP.Core before 1.2.0 for OCPP (Open Charge Point Protocol) for electric vehicles. It does not validate the length of the chargePointVendor field in a BootNotification message, potentially leading to server instability and a denial of service when processing excessively large inputs. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is "OCPP.Core is intended for use in a protected environment/network."

Published: 2023-12-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-49955 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-49955

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-49955

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 2025-11-21 0.28% 0.38% +0.10%
2 2025-11-18 0.38% 0.28% -0.10%
3 2025-04-15 0.38%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-49955

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-49955

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-49955

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dallmann-consulting open_charge_point_protocol < 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:dallmann-consulting:open_charge_point_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-49955

URL Tags
https://github.com/dallmann-consulting/OCPP.Core/issues/32 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
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