CVE-2023-23771
Published: 29 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-23771 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Password (CWE-259) vulnerability in Motorola Mbts Base Radio Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 10.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Other AI Platforms.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-27857
Vulnerability details
Motorola MBTS Base Radio accepts hard-coded backdoor password. The Motorola MBTS Base Radio Man Machine Interface (MMI), allowing for service technicians to diagnose and configure the device, accepts a hard-coded backdoor password that cannot be changed or disabled.
- CWE(s)
AI Security AnalysisAI
- AI Category
- Other AI Platforms
- Risk Domain
- N/A
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- Matched keywords: backdoor, backdoor
Related Threats
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Changing default authenticators prior to first use directly prevents use of hard-coded passwords.
Intelligence programs surface reports of campaigns that abuse hard-coded credentials in products, prompting removal or replacement and thereby reducing successful exploitation.
Vetting reduces the chance a developer will deliberately insert hard-coded credentials as a backdoor or unauthorized access mechanism.
Supplier risk reviews identify and discourage hard-coded credentials in delivered products or services.
Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.
Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.
Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.
External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.