CVE-2022-36159

 

Published at: - 26-09-2022 01:15

Last modified: - 24-10-2022 05:59

Total changes: - 3

Description

Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section
• https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo
• https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4
• https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/

 

Keywords

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CVE-2022-36159

 

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