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CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability...

High severity Unreviewed Published Feb 14, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 24, 2026

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized
access to a project file protected with application password when opening the file with
EcoStruxure Control Expert.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 14, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 14, 2024
Last updated Mar 24, 2026

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(14th percentile)

Weaknesses

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2023-6409

GHSA ID

GHSA-57mc-gf87-2j5v

Source code

No known source code

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