CVE-2019-14930 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Hard-coded credentials and insecure sudoers allow attackers to gain unauthorized root access on Mitsubishi ME-RTU devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14930?
CVE-2019-14930 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. ME-RTU devices through 2.02 and INEA ME-RTU devices through 3.0. Undocumented hard-coded user passwords for root, ineaadmin, mitsadmin, and maint could allow an attacker to gain unauthorised access to the RTU. (Also, the accounts ineaadmin and mitsadmin are able to escalate privileges to root without supplying a password due to insecure entries in /etc/sudoers on the RTU.)
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14930?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Inea Me-Rtu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Smartrtu Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14930?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14930 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14930 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xwpv-xmw2-88gc.