CVE-2023-53983 (GCVE-0-2023-53983)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-30 22:41 – Updated: 2026-01-02 14:39
VLAI?
Title
Anevia Flamingo XL/XS 3.6.20 Default Credentials Authentication Bypass
Summary
Anevia Flamingo XL/XS 3.6.20 contains a critical vulnerability with weak default administrative credentials that can be easily guessed. Attackers can leverage these hard-coded credentials to gain full remote system control without complex authentication mechanisms.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Ateme | Anevia Flamingo XL/XS |
Affected:
3.6.20
Affected: 3.2.9 |
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Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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