Auth bypass in Arris Vap2500 Firmware

CVE-2014-8424

ARRIS VAP2500 before FW08.41 does not properly validate passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.596 (99.1th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-8424: held from 0.596 to 0.596.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.596 · newest: 0.596 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8424?
CVE-2014-8424 is a vulnerability in Arris Vap2500 Firmware, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2014-11-28.
Is CVE-2014-8424 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.