What is CVE-2015-7257?

CVE-2015-7257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zte Zxv10 W300, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2015-7257?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zte Zxv10 W300

CVE-2015-7257

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".

EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Zte Zxv10_w300
Zte Zxv10_w300_firmware — versions w300v2.1.0f_er7_pe_o57, w300v2.1.0h_er7_pe_o57
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7257?: CVE-2015-7257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zte Zxv10 W300, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2015-7257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.