CVE-2023-49259 (GCVE-0-2023-49259)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-12 14:25
Modified
2025-06-20 16:41
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-341 - Predictable from Observable State
Summary
The authentication cookies are generated using an algorithm based on the username, hardcoded secret and the up-time, and can be guessed in a reasonable time.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Hongdian H8951-4G-ESP Version: 0   < 2310271149
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