Contec FXA3200 up to 1.13 Wireless LAN Manager Interface /etc/shadow hard-coded password
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A vulnerability has been found in Contec FXA3200 up to 1.13 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file /etc/shadow of the component Wireless LAN Manager Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was released 09/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at samy.link. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-36159 since 07/18/2022. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1078.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at samy.link. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded passwordCWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1078.001
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
07/18/2022 🔍09/26/2022 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: samy.linkStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2022-36159 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 09/26/2022 14:45Updated: 10/23/2022 14:56
Changes: 09/26/2022 14:45 (42), 10/23/2022 14:56 (11)
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