Seagate BlackArmor NAS pre_connect_check.php Password hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability was found in Seagate BlackArmor NAS. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file backupmgt/pre_connect_check.php. Performing a manipulation with the input !~@##$$%FREDESWWSED as part of Password results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-3205. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Seagate BlackArmor NAS (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the file backupmgt/pre_connect_check.php. The manipulation with the input value !~@##$$%FREDESWWSED leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

backupmgt/pre_connect_check.php in Seagate BlackArmor NAS contains a hard-coded password of '!~@##$$%FREDESWWSED' for a backdoor user.

The bug was discovered 05/03/2014. The weakness was disclosed 02/23/2018 as EDB-ID 33159 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3205 since 05/03/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1392 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:backupmgt/pre_connect_check.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 Exploit-DB (33159). The entry VDB-113728 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• BlackArmor NAS

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