CVE-2023-53983
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 · uneditedAnevia 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.
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 confidenceAnevia Flamingo XL/XS version 3.6.20 contains hard-coded default administrative credentials that are easily guessable. Attackers can leverage these weak credentials to achieve full remote system control without requiring complex authentication bypass.
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= 3.2.9= 3.6.20= 3.2.9= 3.6.20= 2.0.3= 2.4.1= 1.3.1CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Ateme Flamingo installationCheck for Flamingo XL/XS services, web interfaces, or installed firmware on the system. Look for Flamingo-related processes, default web ports (typically 8080, 8443), or check the device/firmware inventory.Affected if Ateme Flamingo XL or XS is present on the network or system
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Check Flamingo firmware versionAccess the Flamingo administrative interface or check the firmware version via CLI/sysinfo. Compare the installed version against the affected versions: 3.2.9 or 3.6.20.Affected if Flamingo XL or XS firmware version equals 3.2.9 or 3.6.20
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Identify Ateme Soaplive or Soapsystem installationCheck for Soaplive or Soapsystem services, web interfaces, or installed software on the system. Look for these products in the software inventory or running services.Affected if Ateme Soaplive or Soapsystem is present on the system
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Check Soaplive/Soapsystem versionAccess the Soaplive or Soapsystem administrative interface or check the software version via CLI/sysinfo. Compare the installed version against affected versions: Soaplive 2.0.3 or 2.4.1, Soapsystem 1.3.1.Affected if Soaplive version equals 2.0.3 or 2.4.1, or Soapsystem version equals 1.3.1
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Verify default credentials statusAttempt to access the administrative interface using known default credential combinations for these products. Check if administrative accounts still use factory-default passwords.Affected if Default administrative credentials have not been changed from factory defaults
A system is affected if it runs any of the listed Ateme products at the specified versions AND still uses factory-default administrative credentials.
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 dataImmediately change all default administrative credentials to strong, unique passwords; disable remote administrative access if not required; implement network segmentation to limit exposure; and consider IP allowlisting for management interfaces.
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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-2023-53983 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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