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Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVE-2018-12260

Medium
6.7/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. The root password can be obtained in cleartext by issuing the command 'showKey' from the root CLI. This password may be the same on all devices

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published