CVE-2023-33236
MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.
- Record
CVE-2023-33236- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37405
9.8
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37405- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6wg-6486-p79w
9.8
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability...
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.
- Record
GHSA-r6wg-6486-p79w- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.
- Record
CVE-2023-33236- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33236 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Moxa Mxsecurity, published May 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.