VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8772
On BE126 WIFI repeater 1.0 devices, an attacker can log into telnet (which is open by default) with default credentials as root (username:"root" password:"root") and can: 1.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
On BE126 WIFI repeater 1.0 devices, an attacker can log into telnet (which is open by default) with default credentials as root (username:"root" password:"root") and can: 1. Read the entire file system; 2. Write to the file system; or 3. Execute any code that attacker desires (malicious or not).
- 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
- 1.41% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- twsz/wifi repeater firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.digitalwhisper.co.il/files/Zines/0x56/DW86-1-RepeaterHack.pdfThird Party Advisory
- http://www.digitalwhisper.co.il/files/Zines/0x56/DW86-1-RepeaterHack.pdfThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.