CVE-2023-53740 (GCVE-0-2023-53740)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-10 21:06
Modified
2025-12-11 18:52
Severity ?
8.6 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
Summary
Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials. Attackers can exploit the userManager.cgx endpoint by sending a crafted JSON request with a new MD5-hashed password to directly modify the admin account.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter Version: 1.9.3
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