CVE-2023-48374
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 · uneditedSmartStar Software CWS is a web-base integration platform, it has a vulnerability of using a hard-coded for a specific account with low privilege. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to run partial processes and obtain partial information, but can't disrupt service or obtain sensitive information.
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 confidenceSmartStar Software CWS contains a hard-coded credential for a specific low-privilege account. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this credential to access the system and execute partial processes or retrieve partial information, though they cannot disrupt service operations or access sensitive data.
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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 data= 10.25CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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Confirm CWS installationLocate and verify the presence of SmartStar Software CWS (Csharp Cws Collaborative Development Platform) in your environmentAffected if CWS is installed and running on the system
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Identify installed versionDetermine the installed version of CWS by checking application metadata, version information, or running the appropriate version command for the platformAffected if Installed version is exactly 10.25
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Locate configuration filesSearch the CWS installation directory for configuration files (such as .config, .xml, .ini, or config-named files) and examine them for embedded credentialsAffected if Hard-coded credentials are found in configuration files
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Search application code for credentialsReview application source code or decompiled assemblies for hard-coded username/password pairs, especially for low-privilege accountsAffected if Hard-coded credentials for any account are present in the code
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Audit user accountsList all user accounts configured for CWS and verify there are no undocumented or low-privilege accounts that could correspond to the hard-coded credentialAffected if An undocumented low-privilege account exists in the system
If CWS version 10.25 is installed and a hard-coded credential for a low-privilege account is found in configuration or code, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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 the hard-coded credential from the application code or configuration, implement proper dynamic authentication mechanisms, and rotate any exposed credentials.
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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-2023-48374 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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