Administrator access via predictable password derivation
Published Nov 3, 2023 · Updated Sep 6, 2024
Weak password requirements in Nokia G-040W-Q firmware G040WQR201207 allow remote authenticated users to obtain administrator access. After a regular user logs in, device information exposes enough predictable material to infer the administrator password. Regular-user credentials and network access to the management interface are required; the recovered administrator credentials permit arbitrary system operations and service disruption.
Summary
What happened
Weak password requirements in Nokia G-040W-Q firmware G040WQR201207 allow remote authenticated users to obtain administrator access. After a regular user logs in, device information exposes enough predictable material to infer the administrator password. Regular-user credentials and network access to the management interface are required; the recovered administrator credentials permit arbitrary system operations and service disruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-41353
- Published
- Nov 3, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 6, 2024
- Vendor
- Nokia
- Product
- G-040W-Q Firmware
- Classifications
- CWE-521, CAPEC-112, T1078.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=g040wqr201207
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