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CVE-2019-15799

VendorzyxelProductgs1900-10hp firmware, gs1900-16 firmware, gs1900-24 firmware, gs1900-24e firmware, gs1900-24hp firmware, gs1900-48 firmware, gs1900-48hp firmware, gs1900-8 firmware, gs1900-8hp firmwareDiscoveredNov 14, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

An issue was discovered on Zyxel GS1900 devices with firmware before 2.50(AAHH.0)C0. User accounts created through the web interface of the device, when given non-admin level privileges, have the same level of privileged access as administrators when connecting to the device via SSH (while their permissions via the web interface are in fact restricted). This allows normal users to obtain the administrative password by running the tech-support command via the CLI: this contains the encrypted passwords for all users on the device. As these passwords are encrypted using well-known and static parameters, they can be decrypted and the original passwords (including the administrator password) can be obtained.

CVSS v3.1
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
2.31%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
10 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Nov 14, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024