Auth bypass in Mikrotik Routeros
CVE-2019-3978
RouterOS versions 6.45.6 Stable, 6.44.5 Long-term, and below allow remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger DNS queries via port 8291. The queries are sent from the router to a server of the attacker's choice. The DNS responses are cached by the router, potentially resulting in cache poisoning
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.103 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.103 · newest: 0.103 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mikrotik Routeros
- Mikrotik Routeros — versions RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable and below. RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term and below.
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-46 (Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155036/MikroTik-RouterOS-6.45.6-DNS-Cache-Poisoni… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3978?
- CVE-2019-3978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3978?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-3978 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.