Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.
The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section | product |
| https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4 | third party advisory broken link |
| https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo | mitigation third party advisory exploit |
| https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/ | third party advisory patch |