vendor:
Home Gateway
by:
Fady Mohamed Osman
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Password Change Vulnerability
287
CWE
Product Name: Home Gateway
Affected Version From: UPnP/1.0 IGD/1.00
Affected Version To: UPnP/1.0 IGD/1.00
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: h:huawei:home_gateway
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: HG530 - HG520b
2015
Huawei Home Gateway password change vulnerability
A vulnerability in Huawei Home Gateway allows an attacker to change the password of the device without authentication. This vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the SOAP request sent to the device. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted SOAP request to the device.
Mitigation:
The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their devices to the latest version.