VDB-60509 · CVE-2012-1838 · VU#523027

LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch Web Management Interface improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1838. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The web management interface on the LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently obtain cleartext credential and configuration information, via a direct request to a configuration web page.

The weakness was shared 03/22/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1838 since 03/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2024).

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (80370†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

LG-Nortel

Name

ELO GS24M switch

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2012 🔍
03/22/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/22/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1096 days 🔍
12/23/2024 +3563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-1838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60509
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 74237
OSVDB: 80370

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/23/2024 13:13
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (40), 01/29/2018 07:56 (6), 11/30/2021 20:42 (3), 11/30/2021 20:49 (1), 12/23/2024 13:13 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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