#VU73253 Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Akuvox E11 - CVE-2023-0353
Published: March 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73253
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0353
CWE-ID: CWE-257
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Akuvox E11
Akuvox E11
Software vendor:
Akuvox
Akuvox
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected product uses a weak encryption algorithm for stored passwords and a hard-coded password for decryption. A remote attacker can cause the encrypted passwords to be decrypted from the configuration file.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.