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CVE-2023-31048

MEDIUM

CVE-2023-31048 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-209 vulnerability in OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2023-31048 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Exposure of Sensitive Information in OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server

Also known asGHSA-4cvp-hr63-822j
Published
Dec 12, 2023
Updated
Jul 15, 2026
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
.NETOPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core.NETOPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Server

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server before 1.4.371.86. places sensitive information into an error message that may be seen remotely.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
.NETNuGetOPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Coreall versions1.4.371.86
.NETNuGetOPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Serverall versions1.4.371.86

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core to 1.4.371.86 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-31048 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2023-31048 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2023-31048. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server before 1.4.371.86. places sensitive information into an error message that may be seen remotely.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is CVE-2023-31048 in your dependencies?

O3 detects CVE-2023-31048 across NuGet dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.