CVE-2023-53739 (GCVE-0-2023-53739)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-09 20:49
Modified
2025-12-10 15:43
Severity ?
9.9 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-260 - Password in Configuration File
Summary
Tinycontrol LAN Controller v3 LK3 version 1.58a contains an unauthenticated vulnerability that allows remote attackers to download configuration backup files containing sensitive credentials. Attackers can retrieve the lk3_settings.bin file and extract base64-encoded user and admin passwords without authentication.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tinycontrol Tinycontrol LAN Controller v Version: <=1.58a
Version: HW 3.8
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