What is CVE-2016-6159?

CVE-2016-6159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Ws331a Router, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-6159?

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

Is CVE-2016-6159 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Huawei Ws331a Router

CVE-2016-6159

The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6159?: CVE-2016-6159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Ws331a Router, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-6159?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6159 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.