What is CVE-2017-12928?

CVE-2017-12928 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tecnovision Dlx Spot Player4, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-12928?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-12928 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Tecnovision Dlx Spot Player4

CVE-2017-12928

A hard-coded password of tecn0visi0n for the dlxuser account in TecnoVISION DLX Spot Player4 (all known versions) allows remote attackers to log in via SSH and escalate privileges to root access with the same credentials.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tecnovision Dlx_spot_player4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12928?: CVE-2017-12928 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tecnovision Dlx Spot Player4, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-12928?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-12928 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.