# CVE-2023-39171: SENEC Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 accidentially expose a management interface

> Attackers can access the management interface of SENEC Storage Boxes using publicly known admin credentials, leading to unauthorized control and data exposure.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mj65-f323-p43c

## What is CVE-2023-39171?

CVE-2023-39171 is a high-severity vulnerability in SENEC Storage Box V1, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SENEC Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 accidentially expose a management UI accessible with publicly known admin credentials.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39171?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enbw Senec Storage Box Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39171?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39171 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39171 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SENEC Storage Box V1

- [CVE-2023-39169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39169/): SENEC: Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 using default credentials (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39172/): SENEC: Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 transmitting sensitive data unencrypted (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-39167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39167/): SENEC: Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 affected by improper access control vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39171 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39171 is a high-severity vulnerability in SENEC Storage Box V1, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39171 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SENEC Storage Box V1. 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-2023-39171/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39171/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39171
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39171
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39171

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39171/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.