CVE-2019-12941

Public Exploit

Description

AutoPi Wi-Fi/NB and 4G/LTE devices before 2019-10-15 allows an attacker to perform a brute-force attack or dictionary attack to gain access to the WiFi network, which provides root access to the device. The default WiFi password and WiFi SSID are derived from the same hash function output (input is only 8 characters), which allows an attacker to deduce the WiFi password from the WiFi SSID.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Third-Party Advisory diva-portal.org Third-Party Advisory kth.se
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.kth.se/nse/research/software-systems-architecture-and-security/ third party advisory
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1334244/FULLTEXT01.pdf third party advisory exploit
https://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.931922.1571071632%21/Burdzovic_Matsson_dongle_v2.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12941?
CVE-2019-12941 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12941?
To fix CVE-2019-12941, 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-2019-12941 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12941 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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