N-Base NH2012/NH2012R/NH2015/NH2048/NH3012 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in N-Base NH2012, NH2012R, NH2015, NH2048 and NH3012. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-1420. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in N-Base NH2012, NH2012R, NH2015, NH2048 and NH3012 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NBase switches NH2012, NH2012R, NH2015, and NH2048 have a back door password that cannot be disabled, which allows remote attackers to modify the switch's configuration.

The bug was discovered 07/20/1998. The weakness was presented 07/20/1998 by Geoff with TTSG as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1420. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/17/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17293 (Default Password (debug) for 'user' Account), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Default Unix Accounts and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10886), Tenable (17293), SecurityFocus (BID 212†), OSVDB (7967†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7295†). See VDB-14189 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 17293
Nessus Name: Default Password (debug) for 'user' Account
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OpenVAS ID: 17291
OpenVAS Name: Default password debug for account super
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Geoff
Organization: TTSG
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14188
X-Force: 10886
SecurityFocus: 212 - N-Base Switch Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7967 - CVE-1999-1420 - NBase - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7295 - N-Base Switches Contain \, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 16:49
Updated: 04/17/2026 14:44
Changes: 06/19/2014 16:49 (62), 05/30/2019 18:22 (11), 04/17/2026 14:44 (18)
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