Use of hard-coded credentials in MXsecurity - CVE-2023-39982
Published: September 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80339
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39982
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.
Affected software
MXsecurity
How to mitigate CVE-2023-39982
Install updates from vendor's website.
MXsecurity - update to 1.1.0