# CVE-2023-36497: Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

> Guest users can elevate to admin privileges in the MAGLINK LX Web Console, posing a risk to fueling infrastructure operators.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3g58-gh82-frfm

## What is CVE-2023-36497?

CVE-2023-36497 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration, published on 11 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration versions 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.6.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.2, and 3.3 

could allow a guest user to elevate to admin privileges.

Weakness: CWE-305 (Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36497?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Doverfuelingsolutions Maglink Lx Web Console Configuration.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36497?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration

- [CVE-2023-41256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41256/): Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Console Authentication Bypass (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-38256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38256/): Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Console Path Traversal (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36497 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36497 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration, published on 11 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dover Fueling Solutions MAGLINK LX Web Console Configuration. 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-2023-36497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36497/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36497

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36497/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.