CVE-2023-31184
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedROZCOM client CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe ROZCOM client contains hardcoded credentials (CWE-798), meaning authentication secrets were embedded directly in the source code or configuration files rather than being retrieved from secure credential storage. An attacker who obtains access to the client binaries or source code could extract these credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if ROZCOM Client is installedSearch for ROZCOM client executables, services, or installation directories on the system. Common locations include C:\Program Files\Rozcom, C:\Program Files (x86)\Rozcom, or look for a service named 'Rozcom' in Windows services or processes named 'rozcom' on Linux/Unix systems.Affected if ROZCOM Client software is present on the system
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Locate ROZCOM configuration filesCheck the ROZCOM installation directory for configuration files such as config.xml, client.config, settings.ini, or similar files that store connection parameters or authentication settings.Affected if Configuration files exist in the ROZCOM installation directory
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Inspect config files for hardcoded credentialsOpen and examine the configuration files for embedded passwords, API keys, authentication tokens, or secret values. Look for fields like <password>, <secret>, <apiKey>, <credentials>, or similar authentication-related elements with actual values stored in plain text.Affected if Plain-text passwords, API keys, or authentication secrets are found in config files
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Scan binaries for embedded credentialsUse a tool to extract readable strings from ROZCOM executable files (such as strings.exe on Windows or the 'strings' command on Linux). Search for patterns that resemble credentials: password=, pwd=, secret=, key=, token=, or base64-encoded strings that decode to authentication data.Affected if Hardcoded credential strings are found in binary executables
If the ROZCOM Client is installed and contains hardcoded credentials in any configuration files or embedded within binary executables, the environment is affected by CVE-2023-31184.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace hardcoded credentials with secure credential management solutions (environment variables, secrets vaults, or parameterized configuration) and rotate any exposed credentials immediately.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-31184 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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