CVE-2017-8837 Information

Description

Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305 380 580 710 1350 and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/ https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8