# CVE-2023-0114: Netis Netcore Router Backup param.file.tgz cleartext storage in a file or on disk

> Local attackers can read sensitive configuration data stored in cleartext within the router's backup file.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h48x-rm26-4rj7

## What is CVE-2023-0114?

CVE-2023-0114 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netis Netcore Router, published on 7 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Netis Netcore Router. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file param.file.tgz of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. Local access is required to approach this attack. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217592.

Weakness: CWE-313 (Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netis-Systems Netcore Router Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netis Netcore Router

- [CVE-2018-25069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25069/): Netis Netcore Router hard-coded password (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-0113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0113/): Netis Netcore Router Backup param.file.tgz information disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0114 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netis Netcore Router, published on 7 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netis Netcore Router. 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-2023-0114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0114

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0114/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.