Hard-coded CredentialsWeakness · CWE-798

CVE-2025-46273

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
UNI-NMS-Lite uses hard-coded credentials that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative privileges to all UNI-NMS managed devices.

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 · high confidence

UNI-NMS-Lite contains hard-coded credentials embedded in its codebase that provide unauthenticated attackers with administrative access to the application and consequently to all devices managed by the platform.

MitigationImmediately rotate any credentials that may be hard-coded, implement proper credential management with strong unique passwords, and audit the codebase to remove all hard-coded authentication material.

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CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Confirm UNI-NMS-Lite installation
    Locate the UNI-NMS-Lite application on your system. Check for installation directories, services, or web applications running on common ports (typically 8080, 8000, or 80). Use 'ps aux' or service queries to find running instances.
    Affected if UNI-NMS-Lite is installed and running on the system
  2. Identify installed version
    Check the application's version information. Look in the application's about page, configuration files, or installation logs. Common locations include README files, version manifests, or the web interface admin panel.
    Affected if The installed version cannot be verified or is any version of UNI-NMS-Lite containing hard-coded credentials
  3. Search for hard-coded credentials in codebase
    Examine the application source code and configuration files for embedded username/password pairs. Look for strings like 'admin', 'password', 'default', or hard-coded database credentials in config files, properties files, or embedded in application code.
    Affected if Any hard-coded credentials are found in configuration files, source code, or application properties
  4. Test default administrative credentials
    Attempt to log in to the UNI-NMS-Lite web interface using common default credentials such as admin/admin, admin/password, or other documented defaults for this platform.
    Affected if Default or undocumented administrative credentials successfully grant access to the application
  5. Audit credential storage mechanisms
    Review how authentication credentials are stored and validated. Check if password hashes are stored in a database or if the application relies on hard-coded authentication logic embedded in the code.
    Affected if Credentials appear to be hard-coded rather than stored in a secure credential vault or user database

The environment is affected if UNI-NMS-Lite is running and contains hard-coded credentials that provide unauthenticated administrative access.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Immediately rotate any credentials that may be hard-coded, implement proper credential management with strong unique passwords, and audit the codebase to remove all hard-coded authentication material.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation20.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
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