Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100 up to 4.1.1.24 Web Interface username/password cleartext transmission

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A vulnerability was found in Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100 up to 4.1.1.24 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Interface. Executing a manipulation of the argument username/password can lead to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-51740. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Hathway Skyworth Router CM5100 up to 4.1.1.24 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument username/password with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability exist in Skyworth Router CM5100, version 4.1.1.24, due to transmission of authentication credentials in plaintext over the network. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by eavesdropping on the victim s network traffic to extract username and password from the web interface (Login Page) of the vulnerable targeted system.

The weakness was disclosed 01/17/2024 by Sushant Mane, Parul Sindhwad, Tushar Nagrare and Dr. Faruk Kazi as CIVN-2024-0013. The advisory is shared for download at cert-in.org.in. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-51740 since 12/22/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.

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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Type

• Router Operating System

Vendor

• Hathway

Name

• Skyworth Router CM5100

Version

• 4.1.1.0
• 4.1.1.1
• 4.1.1.2
• 4.1.1.3
• 4.1.1.4
• 4.1.1.5
• 4.1.1.6
• 4.1.1.7
• 4.1.1.8
• 4.1.1.9
• 4.1.1.10
• 4.1.1.11
• 4.1.1.12
• 4.1.1.13
• 4.1.1.14
• 4.1.1.15
• 4.1.1.16
• 4.1.1.17
• 4.1.1.18
• 4.1.1.19
• 4.1.1.20
• 4.1.1.21
• 4.1.1.22
• 4.1.1.23
• 4.1.1.24

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