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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-22957

Due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic key, an attacker with access to backup or configuration files is able to decrypt encrypted values and retrieve sensitive information, e.g., the device root password.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.36%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in libac_des3.so on AudioCodes VoIP desk phones through 3.4.4.1000. Due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic key, an attacker with access to backup or configuration files is able to decrypt encrypted values and retrieve sensitive information, e.g., the device root password.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.36% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-798
Affected
audiocodes/c470hd firmware · audiocodes/c455hd firmware · audiocodes/c435hd firmware · audiocodes/445hd firmware · audiocodes/405hd firmware · audiocodes/c450hd firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.