CVE-2017-8837
high-risk
Published 2017-06-05
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.
Do I need to act?
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11.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1
56
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
11/34 · Low
Exposure
13/34 · Low