# CVE-2023-28094: Hardcoded credentials in Pega Platform

> Attackers can gain unauthorized access to Pega Platform instances using default credentials left active after specific version upgrades.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phj7-p5r6-wj9c

## What is CVE-2023-28094?

CVE-2023-28094 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Platform, published on 22 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pega platform clients who are using versions 7.4 through 8.8.x and have upgraded from a version prior to 8.x may be utilizing default credentials.

Weakness: CWE-1393 (Use of Default Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28094?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pega Pega Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pegasystems Pega Platform

- [CVE-2023-32090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32090/): Hardcoded credentials in Pega Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-15390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15390/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8774/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-2160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2160/): Cross-site scripting in Pega Infinity (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-16387](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16387/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28094 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28094 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Platform, published on 22 Jun 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-2023-28094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pegasystems Pega Platform. 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-2023-28094/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28094/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28094
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28094
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28094

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28094/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.