Description
An issue was discovered on Zyxel GS1900 devices with firmware before 2.50(AAHH.0)C0. The firmware image contains encrypted passwords that are used to authenticate users wishing to access a diagnostics or password-recovery menu. Using the hardcoded cryptographic key found elsewhere in the firmware, these passwords can be decrypted. This is related to fds_sys_passDebugPasswd_ret() and fds_sys_passRecoveryPasswd_ret() in libfds.so.0.0.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Zyxel Communications Corp.
commercial·TWaka zyxel
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Credential Access
Initial Access
References
https://jasper.la/exploring-zyxel-gs1900-firmware-with-ghidra.html
jasper.la
https://www.zyxel.com/support/gs1900-switch-vulnerabilities.shtml
zyxel.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15801
nvd.nist.gov
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