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.

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…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.603 (98.3th 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

Utstar Wa3002g4
Utstar Wa3002g4_firmware — versions wa3002g4-0021.01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

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.