Vulnerability in Twsz Wifi Repeater
CVE-2017-8771
On BE126 WIFI repeater 1.0 devices, an attacker can log into telnet (which is open by default) with default credentials as root (username:"root" password:"root"). The attacker can make a user that is connected to the repeater click on a malicious link that will log into the telnet and will infect the device with malicious code.
EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th 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
- Twsz Wifi_repeater
- Twsz Wifi_repeater_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8771?
- CVE-2017-8771 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Twsz Wifi Repeater, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8771?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.