Cleartext storage of sensitive information in AX7501-B0 - CVE-2022-45439
Published: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71206
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45439
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
AX7501-B0
How to mitigate CVE-2022-45439
Install updates from vendor's website.
AX7501-B0 - update to 5.17(ABPC.3)C0