# CVE-2023-28654: CVE-2023-28654

> A hidden administrative account with a hardcoded password allows attackers to gain full access to the Osprey Pump Controller's web management interface.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6v85-xmc7-gr5h

## What is CVE-2023-28654?

CVE-2023-28654 is a critical vulnerability in ProPump and Controls, Inc. Osprey Pump Controller, published on 28 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Osprey Pump Controller version 1.01 has a hidden administrative account that has the hardcoded password that allows full access to the web management interface configuration. The user is not visible in Usernames and Passwords menu list of the application and the password cannot be changed through any normal operation of the device.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Propumpservice Osprey Pump Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ProPump and Controls, Inc. Osprey Pump Controller

- [CVE-2023-27394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27394/): CVE-2023-27394 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27886/): CVE-2023-27886 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28398/): CVE-2023-28398 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28395/): CVE-2023-28395 (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-28712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28712/): CVE-2023-28712 (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28654 is a critical vulnerability in ProPump and Controls, Inc. Osprey Pump Controller, published on 28 Mar 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-2023-28654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ProPump and Controls, Inc. Osprey Pump 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-2023-28654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.