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CVE-2017-6558: Iball Ib Wra150n Firmware: Authentication bypass

CVE-2017-6558 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists Iball Ib Wra150n Firmware as the affected product. 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

iball Baton 150M iB-WRA150N v1 00000001 1.2.6 build 110401 Rel.47776n devices are prone to an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to view and modify administrative router settings by reading the HTML source code of the password.cgi file.

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-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

Affected products

  • Iball Ib Wra150n Firmware: 1.2.6

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