CVE-2015-7257

Public Exploit

Description

ZTE ADSL ZXV10 W300 modems W300V2.1.0f_ER7_PE_O57 and W300V2.1.0h_ER7_PE_O57 allow remote authenticated non-administrator users to change the admin password by intercepting an outgoing password change request, and changing the username parameter from "support" to "admin".

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.74% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38772/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/48 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134493/ZTE-ADSL-ZXV10-W300-Authorization-Disclosure-Backdoor.html third party advisory vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134336/ZTE-ADSL-Authorization-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7257?
CVE-2015-7257 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7257?
To fix CVE-2015-7257, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7257 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7257 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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