Cleartext storage of sensitive information in AX7501-B0 - CVE-2022-45439

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Cleartext storage of sensitive information in AX7501-B0 - CVE-2022-45439

Published: January 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71206
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45439
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
AX7501-B0

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a pair of spare WiFi credentials is stored in the configuration file in cleartext. A local user can use the credentials to access the WLAN service.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-45439

Install updates from vendor's website.

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