Downgrade Attack Vulnerability in Zyxel Firewall Firmware: Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication for IPsec VPN Server

Downgrade Attack Vulnerability in Zyxel Firewall Firmware: Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication for IPsec VPN Server

CVE-2022-0910 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

A downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG/ZyWALL series firmware versions 4.32 through 4.71, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.21, ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.21, and VPN series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.21, that could allow an authenticated attacker to bypass the second authentication phase to connect the IPsec VPN server even though the two-factor authentication (2FA) was enabled.

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