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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2017-17463

High
7.5/10

Summary

Vivo modems allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the index.cgi?page=wifi HTML source code, as demonstrated by ssid and psk_wepkey fields.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published