# CVE-2025-47823: Hardcoded credentials in License Plate Reader

> Attackers can use hardcoded credentials to gain unauthorized access to Flock Safety License Plate Reader devices, potentially escalating privileges and reading data.

- **Severity:** Low 2.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2mpq-2wx7-6333

## What is CVE-2025-47823?

CVE-2025-47823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Flock Safety License Plate Reader, published on 27 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Flock Safety LPR (License Plate Reader) devices with firmware through 2.2 have a hardcoded password for a system.

Weakness: CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47823?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flocksafety License Plate Reader Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-47823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-47823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Flock Safety License Plate Reader

- [CVE-2025-59409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59409/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-47822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47822/): Missing authorization in License Plate Reader (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2025-47824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47824/): Hardcoded credentials in License Plate Reader (low 2.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-47823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-47823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Flock Safety License Plate Reader, published on 27 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Flock Safety License Plate Reader. 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-2025-47823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47823/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.