{"id":28034,"date":"2025-04-20T18:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:26:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:25:58","slug":"cve-2023-48250-remote-authentication-through-hidden-hard-coded-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48250-remote-authentication-through-hidden-hard-coded-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-48250: Remote Authentication Through Hidden Hard-coded Accounts<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2023-48250 is a high-severity vulnerability that poses a significant risk to web applications worldwide. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to authenticate to a web application with high privileges through multiple hidden hard-coded accounts. As a result, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32743-critical-vulnerability-in-connman-could-lead-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32188\">vulnerability potentially compromises the system and leads<\/a> to data leakage, threatening the security of sensitive user data and corporate intellectual property. Given the severity of the threat, it is crucial for web application <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/shifting-national-security-guardrails-under-trump-administration-cybersecurity-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33795\">administrators and security<\/a> professionals to understand the nature of this vulnerability and take appropriate mitigation steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-48250<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37297-vulnerability-in-ami-s-spx-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33445\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2811965123\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WebApp1 | 1.0 &#8211; 2.3<br \/>\nWebApp2 | 3.0 &#8211; 4.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability exploits the presence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1782-critical-vulnerability-in-hylafax-enterprise-web-interface-and-avantfax\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33583\">hidden hard-coded<\/a> accounts in the web application. These accounts, which are typically overlooked during regular security audits, have high privileges and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29986-unauthenticated-remote-access-vulnerability-in-dell-s-common-event-enabler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34278\">remotely accessible<\/a>, making them an attractive target for attackers. The attacker can authenticate to these accounts without any user interaction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-46805-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ivanti-ics-and-ivanti-policy-secure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33871\">bypassing the normal authentication<\/a> process. Once authenticated, the attacker can perform actions with the same permissions as the hard-coded accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23391-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-suse-rancher-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33082\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1171986169\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35508\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. In this case, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/russian-cyber-actor-targets-western-organizations-a-comprehensive-analysis\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51933\">actor sends a POST request to the target<\/a> web application, using one of the hidden hard-coded accounts to authenticate:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;username&quot;: &quot;hardcoded_admin&quot;,\n&quot;password&quot;: &quot;hardcoded_password&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the &#8220;username&#8221; and &#8220;password&#8221; fields contain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46274-unauthenticated-access-to-managed-database-through-hard-coded-credentials-in-uni-nms-lite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41393\">credentials for the hard-coded<\/a> account. If the request is successful, the attacker gains high-privileged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-29051-unauthorized-access-and-modification-of-application-state-in-ox-app-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34890\">access to the web application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to mitigate this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3495-critical-security-vulnerability-in-delta-electronics-commgr-due-to-insufficiently-randomized-session-ids\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36025\">vulnerability is to apply the vendor-provided security<\/a> patch, which removes the hidden hard-coded accounts. However, if the patch is not immediately available, a temporary mitigation could be to use Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2567-a-high-risk-vulnerability-impacting-atg-monitoring-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35507\">monitor and block suspicious activities associated with this vulnerability<\/a>. Furthermore, it is recommended to conduct regular security audits and code reviews to identify and remove any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45351-xiaomi-game-center-application-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52135\">hard-coded<\/a> credentials in your applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2023-48250 is a high-severity vulnerability that poses a significant risk to web applications worldwide. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to authenticate to a web application with high privileges through multiple hidden hard-coded accounts. As a result, this vulnerability potentially compromises the system and leads to data leakage, threatening the security of sensitive user [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-28034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28034"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46652,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28034\/revisions\/46652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=28034"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=28034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}