{"id":"CVE-2022-23178","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-23178","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:48:26.717Z","title":"When the administrative web interface of the HDMI switcher is accessed unauthenticated, user credentials are disclosed that are valid to authenticate to the web interface.","description":"An issue was discovered on Crestron HD-MD4X2-4K-E 1.0.0.2159 devices. When the administrative web interface of the HDMI switcher is accessed unauthenticated, user credentials are disclosed that are valid to authenticate to the web interface. Specifically, aj.html sends a JSON document with uname and upassword fields.","published":"2022-01-15T15:17:31.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:29:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["crestron/hd-md4x2-4k-e firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.75159,"percentile":0.99512,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2022-01-18","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50675,"kind":"exploit","title":"Creston Web Interface 1.0.0.2159 - Credential Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50675","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/50675.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/50675.txt","published":"2022-01-18","added":"2022-01-18","updated":"2022-01-18","author":"RedTeam Pentesting GmbH","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2022-23178"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-009","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-009","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23178","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}