VDB-66578 · CVE-2014-2321 · BID 65962

ZTE F460 Telnet Service access control

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A vulnerability was found in ZTE F460 (affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

web_shell_cmd.gch on ZTE F460 and F660 cable modems allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sendcmd requests, as demonstrated by using "set TelnetCfg" commands to enable a TELNET service with specified credentials.

The weakness was presented 03/11/2014 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-2321 since 03/10/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73104 (ZTE F460 / F660 Cable Modems web_shell_cmd.gch Administrative Backdoor), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Backdoors.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (73104).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 73104
Nessus Name: ZTE F460 / F660 Cable Modems web_shell_cmd.gch Administrative Backdoor
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03/10/2014 🔍
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03/19/2014 +8 days 🔍
03/24/2014 +5 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +365 days 🔍
02/03/2022 +2508 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: zte.com.cn

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2321 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 43715 - ZTE F460 and F660 Cable Model remote Security Bypass in web_shell_cmd.gch via \x27set TelnetCfg\x27, Critical
SecurityFocus: 65962

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/03/2022 11:55
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (56), 05/24/2017 09:09 (1), 02/03/2022 11:55 (4)
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