Compal Broadband Networks CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0 Default Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Compal Broadband Networks CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Default Password. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8656. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Compal Broadband Networks CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Default Password. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Compal Broadband Networks (CBN) CH6640E and CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0 with firmware CH6640-3.5.11.7-NOSH have a default password of (1) admin for the admin account and (2) compalbn for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to certain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 11/06/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at zeroscience.mk. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8656 since 11/06/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by LiquidWorm and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 databases at Exploit-DB (35075) and OSVDB (113836†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-72827, VDB-72825, VDB-72824 and VDB-72823. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: LiquidWorm
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10/27/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 128860
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72826
OSVDB: 113836

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 08/23/2024 23:38
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (43), 04/09/2018 16:34 (13), 04/03/2022 14:36 (3), 08/23/2024 23:38 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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