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CVE-2017-12574 (GCVE-0-2017-12574)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-24 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:43
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Summary
An issue was discovered on PLANEX CS-W50HD devices with firmware before 030720. A hardcoded credential "supervisor:dangerous" was injected into web authentication database "/.htpasswd" during booting process, which allows attackers to gain unauthorized access and control the device completely; the account can't be modified or deleted.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/25 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Date Public
2018-08-21 00:00
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