Gateway GS-400 Password hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gateway GS-400. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation of the argument Password with the input 0001n can lead to hard-coded password. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1440. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gateway GS-400 (version now known) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument Password with the input value 0001n 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Gateway GS-400 server has a default root password of "0001n" that can not be changed via the administrative interface, which can allow attackers to gain root privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2003 by Morgan as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1440. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1078.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 databases at X-Force (9864) and SecurityFocus (BID 5472†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2002 🔍
04/11/2003 +240 days 🔍
04/11/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +4137 days 🔍
07/01/2024 +3615 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Morgan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1440 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1440
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20362
X-Force: 9864
SecurityFocus: 5472 - Gateway GS-400 Server Default Administrator Password Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 13:11
Updated: 07/01/2024 07:02
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:11 (44), 05/13/2018 10:32 (7), 07/01/2024 07:02 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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