Authentication bypass in MikroTik RouterOS



Published: 2018-04-24 | Updated: 2022-10-31
Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-14847
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
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Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor MikroTik

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.

2018-04-25 - The bulletin was updated, added vulnerability details and information about in vulnerability exploitation in the wild, raised severity rating from High to Critical.
2018-05-20 - removed version 6.40.8 from list of vulnerable versions.
2018-08-20 - CVE added.

1) Improper authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU12140

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14847

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper authentication in the exposed by default Winbox interface on port 8291/TCP. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the affected service, bypass authentication, download local database with user accounts and gain full access to the vulnerable device.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Note: this vulnerability has being exploited in the wild in April 2018.

Mitigation

Update to version 6.40.8 or 6.42.1.

Vulnerable software versions

MikroTik RouterOS: 6.36.4 - 6.42

CPE2.3 External links

http://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=133533


Q & A

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