# CVE-2023-23774: Information disclosure in EBTS/MBTS Base Radio

> An attacker with physical access can trigger an exception to access a debug prompt, extracting secret keys or executing arbitrary code on Motorola base radios.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C/CR:H/IR:H/AR:M/MAV:L/MAC:L/MPR:N/MUI:N/MS:U/MC:H/MI:H/MA: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:** 29 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-27jf-22p2-6vq4

## What is CVE-2023-23774?

CVE-2023-23774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio, published on 29 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Motorola EBTS/MBTS Site Controller drops to debug prompt on unhandled exception. The Motorola MBTS Site Controller exposes a debug prompt on the device's serial port in case of an unhandled exception. This allows an attacker with physical access that is able to trigger such an exception to extract secret key material and/or gain arbitrary code execution on the device.

Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions), CWE-248 (Uncaught Exception)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23774?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Motorola Ebts Site Controller Firmware, Motorola Mbts Site Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23774 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio, published on 29 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-2023-23774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio. 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-2023-23774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23774
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23774
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23774

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23774/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.