MitM attack in MikroTik RouterOS - #VU14743

 

MitM attack in MikroTik RouterOS - #VU14743

Published: September 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14743
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure authentication processes in the Winbox service. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and gain unauthorized access to the affected device.


Affected software

MikroTik RouterOS

Remediation

Update to version 6.43.

MikroTik RouterOS - update to 6.43

External References

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