CVE-2023-53983 | Anevia Flamingo XL/XS 3.6.20 contains a critical vulnerabili… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

Anevia 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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2023-53983
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2025-12-20 16:31 UTC
Published: 2025-12-30 22:41 UTC
Last updated: 2026-01-16 19:00 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Vendor / Product: Ateme / Anevia Flamingo XL/XS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (3)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Ateme	Anevia Flamingo XL/XS	—	3.6.20, 3.2.9
Ateme	SoapLive	—	2.4.1, 2.0.3
Ateme	SoapSystem	—	1.3.1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-798	cna	Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (6)

Zero Science Lab Disclosure (ZSL-2023-5777) https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2023-5777.php
Packet Storm Security Exploit Details https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172875/Anevia-Flamingo-XL-XS-3.6.x-Default-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
IBM X-Force Vulnerability Exchange Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259059
CXSecurity Vulnerability Listing https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2023060019
Ateme Vendor Homepage https://www.ateme.com/
VulnCheck Advisory: Anevia Flamingo XL/XS 3.6.20 Default Credentials Authentication Bypass https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anevia-flamingo-xlxs-default-credentials-authentication-bypass