# CVE-2023-29681: Information disclosure in n/a

> An authenticated local attacker can intercept cleartext cookie transmissions to obtain the router password.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 May 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4m6w-3vgj-rpj9

## What is CVE-2023-29681?

CVE-2023-29681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cleartext Transmission in cookie:ecos_pw: in Tenda N301 v6.0, firmware v12.03.01.06_pt allows an authenticated attacker on the LAN or WLAN to intercept communications with the router and obtain the password.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29681?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tenda N301 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29681 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29681 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-16288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16288/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-29680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29680/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29681 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-29681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29681/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.