BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-10

Last updated on: 2025-12-17

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials. Attackers can exploit the userManager.cgx endpoint by sending a crafted JSON request with a new MD5-hashed password to directly modify the admin account.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-10

Last Modified

2025-12-17

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53740

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_015\/c_firmware	1.9.3
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_015\/c	*
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_050\/c_firmware	1.9.3
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_050\/c	*
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_150\/c_firmware	1.9.3
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_150\/c	*
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_300\/c_firmware	1.9.3
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_300\/c	*
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_600\/c_firmware	1.9.3
dbbroadcast	sft_dab_600\/c	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an authentication bypass in Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 that allows attackers to change the admin password without knowing the current password. By exploiting the userManager.cgx endpoint with a specially crafted JSON request containing a new MD5-hashed password, an attacker can directly modify the admin account credentials.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized administrative access by changing the admin password without authentication. This could lead to full control over the affected system, unauthorized changes, data breaches, and potential disruption of services.

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