CVE-2017-12574
A hardcoded credential "supervisor:dangerous" was injected into web authentication database "/.htpasswd" during booting process, which allows attackers to gain unauthorized access and control the device completely; the account can't be modified or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on PLANEX CS-W50HD devices with firmware before 030720. A hardcoded credential "supervisor:dangerous" was injected into web authentication database "/.htpasswd" during booting process, which allows attackers to gain unauthorized access and control the device completely; the account can't be modified or deleted.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- planex/cs-w50hd firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.