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CVE-2019-3977 (GCVE-0-2019-3977)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-28 21:34 – Updated: 2024-08-04 19:26
VLAI
Summary
RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable, RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term, and below insufficiently validate where upgrade packages are download from when using the autoupgrade feature. Therefore, a remote attacker can trick the router into "upgrading" to an older version of RouterOS and possibly reseting all the system's usernames and passwords.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-494 - Insufficient checks on origin
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a MikroTik RouterOS Affected: RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable and below. RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term and below.
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