CVE-2017-8837

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8837
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-05 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionCleartext 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-522 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Peplink 1350hw2 Firmware 7.0.1 All All All
Operating System Peplink 2500 Firmware 7.0.1 All All All
Operating System Peplink 380hw6 Firmware 7.0.1 All All All
Operating System Peplink 580hw2 Firmware 7.0.1 All All All
Operating System Peplink 710hw3 Firmware 7.0.1 All All All
Operating System Peplink B305hw2 Firmware 7.0.1 All All All
Hardware Peplink Balance 1350 - All All All
Hardware Peplink Balance 2500 - All All All
Hardware Peplink Balance 305 - All All All
Hardware Peplink Balance 380 - All All All
Hardware Peplink Balance 580 - All All All
Hardware Peplink Balance 710 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisory X41-2017-005: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Peplink Balance Routers | X41 D-SEC GmbH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.x41-dsec.de Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: X41-2017-005 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in peplink balance routers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Peplink Balance Routers 7.0.0-build1904 - SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting / Information Disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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