# CVE-2018-10989: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers on the local network can bypass access restrictions and take over the admin account using the default password.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7vw7-45gr-9vpj

## What is CVE-2018-10989?

CVE-2018-10989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Arris Touchstone Telephony Gateway TG1682G 9.1.103J6 devices are distributed by some ISPs with a default password of "password" for the admin account that is used over an unencrypted http://192.168.0.1 connection, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging access to the local network. NOTE: one or more user's guides distributed by ISPs state "At a minimum, you should set a login password."

Weakness: CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10989?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Commscope Arris Tg1682g Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-10990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10990/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2017-16836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16836/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10989 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-2018-10989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10989/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10989

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