CVE-2023-24022 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-24022: Hard Coded Credential Crypt Vulnerability

Vendor Baicells
Product Nova 227
Weakness CWE-284
Published January 24, 2023
Last update April 2, 2025
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CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Baicells Nova 227, Nova 233, and Nova 243 LTE TDD eNodeB devices with firmware through RTS/RTD 3.7.11.3 have hardcoded credentials that are easily discovered and can be used by remote attackers to authenticate via ssh. (The credentials are stored in the firmware, encrypted by the crypt function.)

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 24, 2023 CVE published
April 2, 2025 Record updated