Improper Authentication in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2023-35137

 

Improper Authentication in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2023-35137

Published: November 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83594
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35137
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
NAS326
NAS542

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests in the authentication module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted URL to the target device and obtain system information.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-35137

Install updates from vendor's website.

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