MikroTik Winbox up to 3.22 Configuration File settings.cfg.viw Credentials password in config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MikroTik Winbox up to 3.22. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file settings.cfg.viw of the component Configuration File. The manipulation leads to password in config (Credentials). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-5721. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MikroTik Winbox up to 3.22. This issue affects an unknown function of the file settings.cfg.viw of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password in config vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-260. The product stores a password in a configuration file that might be accessible to actors who do not know the password. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.

The weakness was shared 04/15/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5721 since 01/06/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Password in config / Credentials
CWE: CWE-260 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2020 🔍
04/15/2020 +100 days 🔍
04/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/27/2024 +1502 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-5721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-153839

Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2020 14:35
Updated: 05/27/2024 14:11
Changes: 04/16/2020 14:35 (37), 04/16/2020 14:40 (17), 05/27/2024 14:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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