Adtran SRG 834-5 HDC17600021F1 11.1.1.1 SSH Service improper authorization

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adtran SRG 834-5 HDC17600021F1 11.1.1.1. This affects an unknown function of the component SSH Service. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-31970. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adtran SRG 834-5 HDC17600021F1 11.1.1.1. This affects some unknown functionality of the component SSH Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AdTran SRG 834-5 HDC17600021F1 devices (with SmartOS 11.1.1.1 and fixed in Version 12.1.3.1) have SSH enabled by default, accessible both over the LAN and the Internet. During a window of time when the device is being set up, it uses a default username and password combination of admin/admin with root-level privileges. An attacker can exploit this window to gain unauthorized root access by either modifying the existing admin account or creating a new account with equivalent privileges. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-31970 since 04/08/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 12.1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Adtran

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• SRG 834-5 HDC17600021F1

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• 11.1.1.1

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