# CVE-2017-10793: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive Wi-Fi passwords via hardcoded credentials on the Bulk Data Collection service when IP Passthrough is disabled.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-877r-f5r6-mp8j

## What is CVE-2017-10793?

CVE-2017-10793 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589, NVG599, and unspecified other devices, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures an sbdc.ha WAN TCP service on port 61001 with the bdctest account and the bdctest password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (such as the Wi-Fi password) by leveraging knowledge of a hardware identifier, related to the Bulk Data Collection (BDC) mechanism defined in Broadband Forum technical reports.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10793?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Att U-Verse Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-14115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14115/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2017-14116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14116/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2017-14117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14117/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10793 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10793 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10793/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10793/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10793
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10793
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10793

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