CVE-2023-48374Network attack vector

Limited account access via fixed authentication key

Published Dec 15, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in SmartStar Software CWS Web-Base 10.25 allow remote attackers to access a low-privilege special account. The special account authenticates with a fixed key embedded in the product rather than a deployment-specific secret. No prior authentication is required; access permits that account's limited processes and information, without service disruption or sensitive-data access.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in SmartStar Software CWS Web-Base 10.25 allow remote attackers to access a low-privilege special account. The special account authenticates with a fixed key embedded in the product rather than a deployment-specific secret. No prior authentication is required; access permits that account's limited processes and information, without service disruption or sensitive-data access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-48374
Published
Dec 15, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
SmartStar Software
Product
CWS Web-Base
Classifications
CWE-798, CAPEC-70, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v10.25

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SmartStar Software · CWS Web-Baseversion=v10.25

Published CVSS scores

6.5TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC-70Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords
T1078Valid Accounts

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