6.8med
CVE-2022-25213
Improper physical access control and use of hard-coded credentials in /etc/passwd permits an attacker with physical access to obtain a root…
Published 4 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 31%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Improper physical access control and use of hard-coded credentials in /etc/passwd permits an attacker with physical access to obtain a root shell via an unprotected UART port on the device. The same port exposes an unauthenticated Das U-Boot BIOS shell.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Phicomm Routers
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
- tenable.com /security/research/tra-2022-01 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2022-25213
- NVD: CVE-2022-25213
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