Netis WF-2404 1.1.124EN /еtc/passwd weak hash

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Netis WF-2404 1.1.124EN. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /еtc/passwd. The manipulation leads to weak hash. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-2920. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netis WF-2404 1.1.124EN. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /еtc/passwd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak hash vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-328. The product uses an algorithm that produces a digest (output value) that does not meet security expectations for a hash function that allows an adversary to reasonably determine the original input (preimage attack), find another input that can produce the same hash (2nd preimage attack), or find multiple inputs that evaluate to the same hash (birthday attack). Impacted is confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at scoozi.substack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-2920. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at scoozi.substack.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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: 2.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 1.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 1.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak hash
CWE: CWE-328 / CWE-327 / CWE-310
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/28/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: scoozi.substack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-2920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301895
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2025 12:53
Changes: 03/28/2025 12:53 (55)
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Submitter: scoozi
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #521037: Netis WF-2404 Router Firmware Version: APR-R4A4-V1.1.124EN-Netis(WF-2404),2010.12.14 16:18. Use of Weak Hash (by scoozi)

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