CVE-2023-49256
Predictable encryption passphrase used in publicly accessible configuration file
It is possible to download the configuration backup without authorization and decrypt included passwords using hardcoded static key.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
It is possible to download the configuration backup without authorization and decrypt included passwords using hardcoded static key.
- Record
CVE-2023-49256- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-321, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Predictable encryption passphrase used in publicly accessible configuration file
It is possible to download the configuration backup without authorization and decrypt included passwords using hardcoded static key.
- Record
CVE-2023-49256- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53258
It is possible to download the configuration backup without authorization and decrypt included passwords using hardcoded static key.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53258- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xw39-57rx-4hr5
It is possible to download the configuration backup without authorization and decrypt included...
It is possible to download the configuration backup without authorization and decrypt included passwords using hardcoded static key.
- Record
GHSA-xw39-57rx-4hr5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-321, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-49256 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hongdian H8951-4g-esp, published January 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.