PT-2023-19365 · Baicells · Baicells Nova 233+2

Published 2023-01-24 · Updated 2023-02-04 · CVE-2023-24022

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Baicells Nova 227, Nova 233, and Nova 243 LTE TDD eNodeB devices with firmware through RTS/RTD 3.7.11.3

Description The issue concerns hardcoded credentials in the firmware of the affected devices. These credentials are easily discoverable and can be used by remote attackers to authenticate via ssh. The credentials are stored in the firmware and are encrypted using the crypt function.

Recommendations For Baicells Nova 227, Nova 233, and Nova 243 LTE TDD eNodeB devices with firmware through RTS/RTD 3.7.11.3, consider changing the hardcoded credentials to unique, secure credentials for each device as a temporary mitigation measure. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-24022

Affected Products

Baicells Nova 227

Baicells Nova 233

Baicells Nova 243

References · 6

• https://img.baicells.com//Upload/20230118/FILE/BaiBS_RTS_3.7.11.6_Changelog.PDF.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24022 · Vendor Advisory
• https://baicells.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6188324645780-2023-1-17-Hard-Coded-Credential-Crypt-Vulnerability · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24022 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56986 · Telegram Post
• https://img.baicells.com//Upload/20230118/FILE/BaiBS_RTS_3.7.11.6.IMG.IMG · Vendor Advisory, Patch