# CVE-2023-3453: ETIC Telecom Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

> Attackers with adjacent network access can modify device configuration or cause denial of service due to disabled authentication by default.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 23 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w3f5-3hvg-x2vg

## What is CVE-2023-3453?

CVE-2023-3453 is a high-severity vulnerability in ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS), published on 23 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ETIC Telecom RAS versions 4.7.0 and prior the web management portal authentication disabled by default. This could allow an attacker with adjacent network access to alter the configuration of the device or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Weakness: CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Etictelecom Remote Access Server Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS)

- [CVE-2022-3703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3703/): ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-26153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26153/): ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS) Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-41607](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41607/): ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server Path Traversal (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-26155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26155/): ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS) Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-40981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40981/): ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3453 is a high-severity vulnerability in ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS), published on 23 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-2023-3453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS). 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-2023-3453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3453

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3453/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.