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CVE-2016-6825: Huawei XH620 V3, XH622 V3, and XH628 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC610, RH1288 V3 servers…

CVE-2016-6825 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 6 affected products, including Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Huawei XH620 V3, XH622 V3, and XH628 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC610, RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, and RH2288H V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC515 allow remote attackers to obtain passwords via a brute-force attack, related to "lack of authentication protection mechanisms."

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

Affected products

  • Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server Firmware: v100r003c00
  • Huawei Rh2288 V3 Server Firmware: v100r003c00
  • Huawei Rh2288h V3 Server Firmware: v100r003c00
  • Huawei Xh620 V3 Server Firmware: v100r003c00
  • Huawei Xh622 V3 Server Firmware: v100r003c00
  • Huawei Xh628 V3 Server Firmware: v100r003c00

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