What is CVE-2013-6031?

CVE-2013-6031 is a vulnerability in Huawei E355, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2014-03-11.

Is CVE-2013-6031 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Huawei E355

CVE-2013-6031

The Huawei E355 adapter with firmware 21.157.37.01.910 does not require authentication for API pages, which allows remote attackers to change passwords and settings, or obtain sensitive information, via a direct request to (1) api/wlan/security-settings, (2) api/device/information, (3) api/wlan/basic-settings, (4) api/wlan/mac-filter, (5) api/monitoring/status, or (6) api/dhcp/settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.061 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Huawei E355
Huawei E355_firmware — versions 21.157.37.01.910
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6031?: CVE-2013-6031 is a vulnerability in Huawei E355, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2014-03-11.
Is CVE-2013-6031 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.