CVE-2018-5797 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
An attacker with wired port access can decrypt packets using a hardcoded AES key to obtain cleartext credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5797?
CVE-2018-5797 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. There is an Smint_encrypt Hardcoded AES Key that can be used for packet decryption (obtaining cleartext credentials) by an attacker who has access to a wired port.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5797?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Extremenetworks Extremewireless Wing.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5797?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5797 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jvr-3w2h-527p.