CVE-2023-21408

Third-party credential disclosure via permissive file access

Published Aug 3, 2023 · Updated Oct 17, 2024

Information disclosure in AXIS License Plate Verifier 2.8.3 and earlier allows local users to read third-party integration credentials. Files used by the integration interface store credentials unencrypted with permissions that permit access by unprivileged device users. Exploitation requires local unprivileged access to a camera running the application and exposes reusable credentials for configured third-party systems.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in AXIS License Plate Verifier 2.8.3 and earlier allows local users to read third-party integration credentials. Files used by the integration interface store credentials unencrypted with permissions that permit access by unprivileged device users. Exploitation requires local unprivileged access to a camera running the application and exposes reusable credentials for configured third-party systems.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21408
Published
Aug 3, 2023
Updated
Oct 17, 2024
Vendor
Axis Communications AB
Product
AXIS License Plate Verifier
Classifications
CWE-755, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.8.3 or earlier

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Axis Communications AB · AXIS License Plate Verifierversion=2.8.3 or earlier

Published CVSS scores

8.4Axis Communications ABCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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