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GHSA-GPF7-58JV-MGGQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-05 00:31 – Updated: 2023-12-05 00:31

Details

When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with

administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store the SHA512

hash of the common root password for that version in a directory

accessible to a user with root privileges or equivalent access.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-40463 (GCVE-0-2023-40463)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 22:57 – Updated: 2025-05-29 13:43

Title

Use of Hard-Coded Credentials

Summary

When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store the SHA512 hash of the common root password for that version in a directory accessible to a user with root privileges or equivalent access.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner

SWI

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/secur…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
SierraWireless	ALEOS	Affected: 4.10 , ≤ 4.16 (Custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.9.8 (Custom)

Date Public

2023-11-28 18:00

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GHSA-GPF7-58JV-MGGQ

CVE-2023-40463 (GCVE-0-2023-40463)

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