CVE-2017-12709 Hardcoded credentials in Westermo MRD-305-DIN, MRD-315, MRD-355, and MRD-455
Hard-coded credentials in Westermo industrial routers allow unauthorized local low-privileged access, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12709?
CVE-2017-12709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Westermo MRD-305-DIN, MRD-315, MRD-355, and MRD-455, published on 25 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Use of Hard-Coded Credentials issue was discovered in MRD-305-DIN versions older than 1.7.5.0, and MRD-315, MRD-355, MRD-455 versions older than 1.7.5.0. The device utilizes hard-coded credentials, which could allow for unauthorized local low-privileged access to the device.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12709?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Westermo Mrd-305-Din Firmware, Westermo Mrd-315-Din Firmware, Westermo Mrd-355-Din Firmware, Westermo Mrd-455-Din Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Westermo MRD-305-DIN, MRD-315, MRD-355, and MRD-455
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gc73-922g-765g.