# CVE-2023-51740: Cleartext Submission of Password vulnerability in Skyworth Router

> Remote attackers can intercept plaintext credentials from the Skyworth Router web interface, leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7qmq-34hq-j5mx

## What is CVE-2023-51740?

CVE-2023-51740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100, published on 17 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability exist in Skyworth Router CM5100, version 4.1.1.24, due to transmission of authentication credentials in plaintext over the network. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by eavesdropping on the victim’s network traffic to extract username and password from the web interface (Login Page) of the vulnerable targeted system.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51740?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Skyworthdigital Cm5100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51740?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100

- [CVE-2023-51741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51741/): Cleartext Submission of Password vulnerability in Skyworth Router (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-51719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51719/): Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Skyworth Router (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-51720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51720/): Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Skyworth Router (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-51721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51721/): Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Skyworth Router (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-51722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51722/): Stored Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Skyworth Router (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51740 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100, published on 17 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-2023-51740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100. 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-2023-51740/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51740/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51740
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51740
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51740

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51740/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.