CVE-2023-5959 Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform login.php password recovery

Medium 4.3 Published 11 Nov 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authentication via weak password recovery in the login interface, potentially taking over accounts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-5959?

CVE-2023-5959 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform, published on 11 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform V31R02B10-01. Affected is an unknown function of the file /login.php. The manipulation of the argument txt_newpwd leads to weak password recovery. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-244992. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-640

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5959?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Byzoro Smart S85f Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-5959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p9h2-45x3-q6pj.