CVE-2023-40463 Use of Hard-Coded Credentials
An authenticated administrator can access a stored root password hash in debug mode, potentially leading to privilege escalation on Sierra Wireless ALEOS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40463?
CVE-2023-40463 is a high-severity vulnerability in SierraWireless ALEOS, published on 4 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with
administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store the SHA512
hash of the common root password for that version in a directory
accessible to a user with root privileges or equivalent access.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40463?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sierrawireless Aleos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40463?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40463 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40463 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SierraWireless ALEOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpf7-58jv-mggq.