# CVE-2023-21408: Insufficient file permissions leak user credentials of 3rd party integration interfaces in AXIS License Verifier ACAP

> Unprivileged users can access unencrypted credentials for third-party integrations due to insufficient file permissions in AXIS License Plate Verifier.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 3 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r546-3c3c-rc3g

## What is CVE-2023-21408?

CVE-2023-21408 is a high-severity vulnerability in AXIS License Plate Verifier, published on 3 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to insufficient file permissions, unprivileged users could gain access to unencrypted user credentials
that are used in the integration interface towards 3rd party systems.

Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Axis License Plate Verifier.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-21408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-21408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AXIS License Plate Verifier

- [CVE-2023-21407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21407/): Privilege escalation in AXIS License Plate Verifier ACAP (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-21409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21409/): Insufficient file permissions leak administrator-privileged credentials in AXIS License Verifier ACAP (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2023-21410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21410/): Non-sanitized user input could lead to arbitrary code execution in AXIS License Plate Verifier (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-21411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21411/): Command injection in AXIS License Plate Verifier (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-21412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21412/): Non-sanitized user input could lead to SQL injections in AXIS License Plate Verifier (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-21408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-21408 is a high-severity vulnerability in AXIS License Plate Verifier, published on 3 Aug 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-2023-21408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AXIS License Plate Verifier. 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-2023-21408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21408

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21408/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.