# CVE-2015-7249: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can bypass access restrictions to change passwords via a modified request, potentially taking over accounts on ZTE routers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Dec 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrgw-4jfp-j4x5

## What is CVE-2015-7249?

CVE-2015-7249 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a modified request, as demonstrated by leveraging the support account to change a password via a cgi-bin/webproc accountpsd action.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7249?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zte Zxhn H108n R1a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-7249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A / ZXV10 W300 Routers - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7251/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-7248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7248/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-7250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7250/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-8703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8703/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7252/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7249 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7249 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7249
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7249
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7249

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