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CVE-2017-8837

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Publication date:
05/06/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

Description

Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.80 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:b305hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_305:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:380hw6_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:580hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_580:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:710hw3_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_710:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:1350hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_1350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:2500_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_2500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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