# CVE-2023-38379: The web interface on the RIGOL MSO5000 digital oscilloscope with firmware 00.01.03.00.03 allows remote attackers to change the admin passwor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-16 · Updated: 2024-10-30

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The web interface on the RIGOL MSO5000 digital oscilloscope with firmware 00.01.03.00.03 allows remote attackers to change the admin password via a zero-length pass0 to the webcontrol changepwd.cgi application, i.e., the entered password only needs to match the first zero characters of the saved password.

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## References

- https://tortel.li/post/insecure-scope/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36745664

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