MitM attack in MikroTik RouterOS - #VU14743
Published: September 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14743
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MikroTik
Affected software:
MikroTik RouterOS
MikroTik RouterOS
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
Remediation
Update to version 6.43.