CVE-2023-49261 Sensitive authentication-related value accessible publicly
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49261 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-49261 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hongdian H8951-4G-ESP, published on 12 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Hongdian H8951-4G-ESP. 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-2023-49261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49261/index.md)
Attackers can view the authentication token key in the login page HTML, potentially enabling unauthorized access to the device.
- 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-2023-49261?
CVE-2023-49261 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hongdian H8951-4G-ESP, published on 12 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The "tokenKey" value used in user authorization is visible in the HTML source of the login page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hongdian H8951-4g-Esp Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-49261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hongdian H8951-4G-ESP
- CVE-2023-49253 Predefined root password
- CVE-2023-49255 Router console accessible without authentication
- CVE-2023-49262 Buffer overflow vulnerability in Cookie authentication field
- CVE-2023-49254 Command injection in the network test tools
- CVE-2023-49257 Command execution using the certificate upload utility
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2pv4-q67j-8w9h.