# CVE-2018-25069: Netis Netcore Router hard-coded password

> Attackers can remotely access the Netis Netcore Router using hard-coded credentials, leading to unauthorized control and potential privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-24w2-9p3v-m489

## What is CVE-2018-25069?

CVE-2018-25069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netis Netcore Router, published on 7 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netis Netcore Router. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier VDB-217593 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25069?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netis-Systems Netcore Router Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-25069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netis Netcore Router

- [CVE-2023-0113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0113/): Netis Netcore Router Backup param.file.tgz information disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-0114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0114/): Netis Netcore Router Backup param.file.tgz cleartext storage in a file or on disk (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netis Netcore Router, published on 7 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netis Netcore Router. 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-2018-25069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25069

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25069/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.