CVE-2023-37362
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 · uneditedWeintek Weincloud v0.13.6 could allow an attacker to abuse the registration functionality to login with testing credentials to the official website.
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 confidenceWeintek Weincloud v0.13.6 contains hardcoded or leftover testing credentials in its registration functionality that can be exploited to authenticate to the official cloud platform. An attacker can abuse the registration or login process to gain unauthorized access using these test credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 data= 0.13.6CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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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Verify Weincloud versionCheck the installed Weincloud version by accessing the about page, checking the software manifest, or querying the service banner. On Linux systems, check /opt/weincloud or the installation directory for version files.Affected if Version is exactly 0.13.6
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Locate configuration filesSearch for configuration files in the Weincloud installation directory, typically under /opt/weincloud, /etc/weincloud, or the application data folder. Look for files named config.json, settings.conf, credentials.json, or similar.Affected if Hardcoded test credentials are found in any configuration or source files
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Inspect registration moduleExamine the registration or login component source code and configuration. Look for any hardcoded username/password pairs, test accounts, or developer credentials embedded in the code.Affected if Test credentials are embedded in the registration or authentication module
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Check for test accountsQuery the user database or authentication system for accounts with names suggesting testing purposes, such as test, admin_test, demo, weincloud_test, or similar patterns.Affected if Accounts with test-related usernames exist and are active
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Review authentication logsExamine authentication and registration logs for successful logins using suspected test credentials or unusual registration patterns.Affected if Logs show authentication attempts using known test credentials
The environment is affected if Weincloud version 0.13.6 is running and hardcoded test credentials exist in configuration files, registration module, or active test accounts in the system.
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 dataRemove all testing/development credentials from production systems, implement proper credential management, and enforce secure registration validation with unique, randomly generated initial passwords for any test accounts.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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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-2023-37362 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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