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CVE-2016-1984

The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, w…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.1%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/992624 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-16-049-02 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • sec-consult.com /fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_ac · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • amx.com /techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • blog.sec-consult.com /2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • amx.com /techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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