# CVE-2023-0808: Deye/Revolt/Bosswerk Inverter Access Point Setting hard-coded password

> Attackers with physical access can bypass authentication using a hard-coded password to gain control of the solar inverter's access point settings.

- **Severity:** Low 3.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j998-c4rh-83vq

## What is CVE-2023-0808?

CVE-2023-0808 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bosswerk Inverter, published on 13 Feb 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 Deye/Revolt/Bosswerk Inverter MW3_15U_5406_1.47/MW3_15U_5406_1.471. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Access Point Setting Handler. The manipulation with the input 12345678 leads to use of hard-coded password. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version MW3_16U_5406_1.53 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-220769 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0808?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Bosswerk Inverter Firmware, Deyeinverter Inverter Firmware, Revolt-Power Inverter Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0808 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0808 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bosswerk Inverter, published on 13 Feb 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-2023-0808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bosswerk Inverter. 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-2023-0808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0808/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0808
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0808
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0808

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0808/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.