CVE-2023-53983

Anevia Flamingo XL/XS 3.6.20 contains a critical vulnerability with weak default administrative credentials that can be easily guessed. Attackers can leverage these hard-coded credentials to gain full remote system control without complex authentication mechanisms.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2023060019	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259059	Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172875/Anevia-Flamingo-XL-XS-3.6.x-Default-Hardcoded-Credentials.html	Third Party Advisory
https://www.ateme.com/	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anevia-flamingo-xlxs-default-credentials-authentication-bypass	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2023-5777.php	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2023-5777.php	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ateme:flamingo_xl_firmware:3.2.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ateme:flamingo_xl_firmware:3.6.20:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:ateme:flamingo_xl:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:ateme:flamingo_xl:1.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ateme:flamingo_xs_firmware:3.2.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ateme:flamingo_xs_firmware:3.6.20:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:ateme:flamingo_xs:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:ateme:flamingo_xs:1.1:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ateme:soaplive:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ateme:soaplive:2.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ateme:soapsystem:1.3.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-30 23:15

Updated : 2026-01-16 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-53983

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53983

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53983

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ateme

flamingo_xs
flamingo_xl_firmware
flamingo_xl
soaplive
flamingo_xs_firmware
soapsystem

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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