#VU61204 Improper access control in PHICOMM products - CVE-2022-25218

 

#VU61204 Improper access control in PHICOMM products - CVE-2022-25218

Published: March 9, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61204
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25218
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
K2
K3
K3C
K2 A7
K2G A1
Software vendor:
PHICOMM

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the use of the RSA algorithm without OAEP or any other padding scheme in telnetd_startup. A remote attacker on the local network can manipulate the various iterations of the telnetd startup state machine and eventually obtain a root shell on the device.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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