# CVE-2023-53741: Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 Authentication Bypass via IP Session Management

> Attackers can bypass authentication by reusing IP-bound sessions to remove user accounts on Screen SFT DAB transmitters.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc99-r8rx-5vcx

## What is CVE-2023-53741?

CVE-2023-53741 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter, published on 10 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains a weak session management vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication controls by reusing IP address-bound session identifiers. Attackers can exploit the vulnerable API by intercepting and reusing established sessions to remove user accounts without proper authorization.

Weakness: CWE-384 (Session Fixation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53741?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Dbbroadcast Sft Dab 015\/C Firmware, Dbbroadcast Sft Dab 050\/C Firmware, Dbbroadcast Sft Dab 150\/C Firmware, Dbbroadcast Sft Dab 300\/C Firmware, Dbbroadcast Sft Dab 600\/C Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53741 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53741 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter

- [CVE-2023-53740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53740/): Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 Authentication Bypass via Admin Password Change (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53741 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter, published on 10 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53741 exists.

Affected product: DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter. 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-2023-53741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53741/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.