#VU47320 Use of hard-coded credentials in AC15 AC1900 - CVE-2020-10988
Published: July 13, 2020 / Updated: October 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47320
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10988
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AC15 AC1900
AC15 AC1900
Software vendor:
Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co.,Ltd.
Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co.,Ltd.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code in the "tenda_login" binary. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials and start a telnetd service on the device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.