Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability on Peplink Balance Devices

CVE-2017-8837 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.

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