Vulnerability in Autopi 4g\/lte
CVE-2019-12941
AutoPi Wi-Fi/NB and 4G/LTE devices before 2019-10-15 allows an attacker to perform a brute-force attack or dictionary attack to gain access to the WiFi network, which provides root access to the device. The default WiFi password and WiFi SSID are derived from the same hash function output (input is only 8 characters), which allows an attacker to deduce the WiFi password from the WiFi SSID.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kth.se/nse/research/software-systems-architecture-and-security/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1334244/FULLTEXT01.pdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.931922.1571071632!/Burdzovic_Matsson_dongle_v2.pdf
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12941?
- CVE-2019-12941 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Autopi 4g\/lte, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12941?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12941 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.