CVE-2023-3453

Configuration tampering via default-disabled portal authentication

Published Aug 23, 2023 · Updated Sep 30, 2024

Authentication bypass in ETIC Telecom Machine Access Box (RAS) 4.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter device configuration. The web management portal starts with authentication disabled, exposing configuration functions without verifying an administrator. An attacker on an adjacent network can reconfigure the appliance or interrupt service; no confidentiality impact is established.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in ETIC Telecom Machine Access Box (RAS) 4.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter device configuration. The web management portal starts with authentication disabled, exposing configuration functions without verifying an administrator. An attacker on an adjacent network can reconfigure the appliance or interrupt service; no confidentiality impact is established.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3453
Published
Aug 23, 2023
Updated
Sep 30, 2024
Vendor
ETIC Telecom
Product
Machine Access Box (RAS)
Classifications
CWE-1188, T1190
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=4.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ETIC Telecom · Machine Access Box (RAS)version=0 <=4.7.0

Published CVSS scores

7.1ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1188Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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