Auth bypass in Utstar Wa3002g4
CVE-2017-14243
An authentication bypass vulnerability on UTStar WA3002G4 ADSL Broadband Modem WA3002G4-0021.01 devices allows attackers to directly access administrative settings and obtain cleartext credentials from HTML source, as demonstrated by info.cgi, upload.cgi, backupsettings.cgi, pppoe.cgi, resetrouter.cgi, and password.cgi.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.148 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.148 · newest: 0.148 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Utstar Wa3002g4
- Utstar Wa3002g4 Firmware — versions wa3002g4-0021.01
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.techipick.com/iball-baton-adsl2-home-router-utstar-wa3002g4-adsl-broadband-… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42739/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14243?
- CVE-2017-14243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Utstar Wa3002g4, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14243?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14243 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.