# CVE-2023-23770: Hardcoded credentials in MBTS Site Controller

> Attackers can use a hard-coded backdoor password to access the Motorola MBTS Site Controller's service interface, bypassing authentication.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C/CR:H/IR:H/AR:M/MAV:N/MAC:L/MPR:N/MUI:N/MS:U/MC:L/MI:H/MA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c64r-rccr-qqrm

## What is CVE-2023-23770?

CVE-2023-23770 is a critical vulnerability in Motorola MBTS Site Controller, published on 29 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Motorola MBTS Site Controller accepts hard-coded backdoor password. The Motorola MBTS Site Controller Man Machine Interface (MMI), allowing for service technicians to diagnose and configure the device, accepts a hard-coded backdoor password that cannot be changed or disabled.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23770?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Motorola Mbts Site Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Motorola MBTS Site Controller

- [CVE-2023-23772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23772/): Security feature bypass in MBTS Site Controller (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23770 is a critical vulnerability in Motorola MBTS Site Controller, published on 29 Aug 2023. 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-2023-23770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Motorola MBTS Site Controller. 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-2023-23770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23770

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23770/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.