Advisories

Dixell/Copeland XWEB EVO Hardcoded Administrator Backdoor Password

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Severity
critical
Date
Affecting
  • XWEB EVO < 5.6.2

CWE
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CVSS
9.3
CVSS V4 Vector
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
Credit
Valentin Lobstein (Chocapikk)
Description
XWEB EVO before 5.6.2 contains a hardcoded backdoor password vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full administrative access to the built-in Administrator account. Attackers can authenticate using the hardcoded credential xwebevonewgeneration in a single request to obtain a complete admin session and full control over the application. This product line reached it's end of service date in March 2026.

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