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CVE-2022-45439

Published: Jan 17, 2023Updated: Dec 6, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-312
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A pair of spare WiFi credentials is stored in the configuration file of the Zyxel AX7501-B0 firmware prior to V5.17(ABPC.3)C0 in cleartext. An unauthenticated attacker could use the credentials to access the WLAN service if the configuration file has been retrieved from the device by leveraging another known vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-312

Affected Products

ax7501-b0 firmwarezyxelNetworking Infrastructure
Zyxel AX7501-B0Zyxel Communications Corp.Networking Infrastructure
AX7501-B0 firmwareZyxelNetworking Infrastructure
zyxelcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructureaka zyxel communications corp.
zyxel communications corp.commercialTWNetworking Infrastructure

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-cleartext-storage-of-wifi-credentials-and-improper-symbolic-links-of-ftp-for-ax7501-b0-cpe
zyxel.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 17, 2023
Last Updated
Dec 6, 2024

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