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CVE-2022-36159

Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.

Published

2022-09-26T11:15:09.560

Last Modified

2025-05-21T18:15:47.550

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-798
Type: Secondary
CWE-798

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	contec	fxa3000_firmware	≤ 1.13.00	Yes
Hardware	contec	fxa3000	-	No
Operating System	contec	fxa3020_firmware	≤ 1.13.00	Yes
Hardware	contec	fxa3020	-	No
Operating System	contec	fxa3200_firmware	≤ 1.13.00	Yes
Hardware	contec	fxa3200	-	No
Operating System	contec	fxa2000_firmware	< 1.39.00	Yes
Hardware	contec	fxa2000	-	No

References

https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/ Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section Product ([email protected])
https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/ Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)