CVE-2022-36159

Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo	Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:contec:fxa3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:contec:fxa3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:contec:fxa3020_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:contec:fxa3020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:contec:fxa3200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:contec:fxa3200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:contec:fxa2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:contec:fxa2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-09-26 11:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2022-36159

Mitre link : CVE-2022-36159

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-36159

JSON object : View

Products Affected

contec

fxa3200_firmware
fxa3000
fxa3000_firmware
fxa2000
fxa3020
fxa2000_firmware
fxa3200
fxa3020_firmware

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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