LB-LINK BL-WR 1300H 1.0.4 /etc/shadow hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in LB-LINK BL-WR 1300H 1.0.4. This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-51431. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in LB-LINK BL-WR 1300H 1.0.4. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

LB-LINK BL-WR 1300H v.1.0.4 contains hardcoded credentials stored in /etc/shadow which are easily guessable.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-51431 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 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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• LB-LINK

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• BL-WR 1300H

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• 1.0.4

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