Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU8012

#VU8012 Security restrictions bypass in Westermo products - CVE-2017-5816

Published: August 25, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8012

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5816

CWE-ID: CWE-321

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
MRD-455
MRD-355
MRD-315
MRD-305-DIN

Software vendor:
Westermo

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use of hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker can decrypt traffic from any other source.

Update the firmware to version 1.7.7.0