CVE-2023-23770 (GCVE-0-2023-23770)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-29 08:47 – Updated: 2024-10-02 14:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Motorola MBTS Site Controller accepts hard-coded backdoor password. The Motorola MBTS Site Controller Man Machine Interface (MMI), allowing for service technicians to diagnose and configure the device, accepts a hard-coded backdoor password that cannot be changed or disabled.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-02 14:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-259 - Use of Hard-coded Password
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tetraburst.com/ | related |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorola | MBTS Site Controller |
Affected:
R05.32.58
|
guessed | |
| motorola | mbts_site_controller |
Affected:
r05.32.58
cpe:2.3:h:motorola:mbts_site_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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