VDB-89555 · Nessus 12269 · BID 10512

Edimax 7205APL 2.40 hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Edimax 7205APL 2.40. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to hard-coded password. No exploit is available. You should change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Edimax 7205APL 2.40 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/10/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1078.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12269 (EDIMAX Wireless AP Default Password Check), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (12269), SecurityFocus (BID 10512†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4487†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 12269
Nessus Name: EDIMAX Wireless AP Default Password Check
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2004 🔍
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06/10/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2004 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2004 +2 days 🔍
07/17/2016 +4417 days 🔍
09/05/2022 +2241 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89555
SecurityFocus: 10512 - Edimax 7205APL 802.11b Wireless Access Point Default Backdoor Account Vulnerability
Secunia: 11849
Vulnerability Center: 4487 - Edimax 7205APL Access Point Default Account Discloses Administrator Account, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2016 14:44
Updated: 09/05/2022 09:23
Changes: 07/17/2016 14:44 (48), 02/28/2019 16:11 (2), 09/05/2022 09:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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