# CVE-2023-5754: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Sielco PolyEco1000

> Weak default administrative credentials allow remote attackers to guess passwords and gain full control of the Sielco PolyEco1000 system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 26 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-39f8-fxwp-p927

## What is CVE-2023-5754?

CVE-2023-5754 is a critical vulnerability in Sielco  PolyEco1000, published on 26 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sielco PolyEco1000 uses a weak set of default administrative credentials that can be easily guessed in remote password attacks and gain full control of the system.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5754?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sielco Polyeco1000 Firmware, Sielco Polyeco300 Firmware, Sielco Polyeco500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sielco  PolyEco1000

- [CVE-2023-46661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46661/): Improper Access Control in Sielco PolyEco1000 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46665/): Improper Access Control in Sielco PolyEco1000 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-0897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0897/): Session FIxation in Sielco PolyEco1000 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-46662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46662/): Improper Access Control in Sielco PolyEco1000 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-46663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46663/): Improper Access Control in Sielco PolyEco1000 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5754 is a critical vulnerability in Sielco  PolyEco1000, published on 26 Oct 2023. 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-2023-5754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sielco  PolyEco1000. 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-2023-5754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5754/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5754/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.