CVE-2016-1984

moderate-risk
Published 2016-01-22

The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.

Do I need to act?

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1.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Amx Firmware
Amx Firmware

Affected Vendors

Harman

References (14)

Exploit http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
Patch http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
Patch http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02
US Government Resource https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624
Exploit https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-...
Exploit http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
Patch http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
Patch http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02
US Government Resource https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624
Exploit https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low