CVE-2023-53770 (GCVE-0-2023-53770)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-09 20:53 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:06
VLAI
Title
MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Unauthenticated Configuration Download via Backup Endpoint
Summary
MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an unauthenticated configuration download vulnerability that allows remote attackers to access sensitive system configuration files through a direct object reference. Attackers can exploit the backup download endpoint by sending a GET request with 'action=getconfig' to retrieve a complete system configuration archive containing sensitive credentials.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-260 - Password in Configuration File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-03-27 00:00
Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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