CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-15802

MEDIUMEPSS 71th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on Zyxel GS1900 devices with firmware before 2.50(AAHH.0)C0. The firmware hashes and encrypts passwords using a hardcoded cryptographic key in sal_util_str_encrypt() in libsal.so.0.0. The parameters (salt, IV, and key data) are used to encrypt and decrypt all passwords using AES256 in CBC mode. With the parameters known, all previously encrypted passwords can be decrypted. This includes the passwords that are part of configuration backups or otherwise embedded as part of the firmware.

How to fix

Remediation Available
gs1900-10hp firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aazi.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aazi.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-16 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahj.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahj.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-24 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahl.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahl.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-24e firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahk.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahk.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-24hp firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahm.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahm.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-48 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahn.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahn.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-48hp firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aaho.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aaho.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-8 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahh.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahh.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD
gs1900-8hp firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.50(aahi.0)c0Fixed in:2.50(aahi.0)c0CVE-2019-15802derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days
71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Vendor Advisory1

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