CVE-2023-40463

Use of Hard-Coded Credentials

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Cuando un usuario autenticado con privilegios administrativos lo configura en modo de depuración, ALEOS 4.16 y versiones anteriores almacenan el hash SHA512 de la contraseña raíz común para esa versión en un directorio accesible para un usuario con privilegios raíz o acceso equivalente.

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Multiple

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-08-14 CVE Reserved
2023-12-04 CVE Published
2025-04-24 EPSS Updated
2025-05-29 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CAPEC

CAPEC-191: Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs	2023-12-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Es450 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Es450"	-	-	Safe
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Gx450 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Gx450"	-	-	Safe
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Lx40 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Lx40"	-	-	Safe
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Lx60 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Lx60"	-	-	Safe
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Mp70 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Mp70"	-	-	Safe
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Rv50x Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Rv50x"	-	-	Safe
Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Aleos Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos"	<= 4.16.0 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Aleos" and version " <= 4.16.0"	-	Affected	in	Sierrawireless Search vendor "Sierrawireless"	Rv55 Search vendor "Sierrawireless" for product "Rv55"	-	-	Safe