# CVE-2019-3425: Missing authorization in ZXUPN-9000E

> An attacker can reset or change passwords of other accounts due to improper permission and access control in ZTE ZXUPN-9000E devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wg5m-fr8q-w3vj

## What is CVE-2019-3425?

CVE-2019-3425 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZTE Corporation ZXUPN-9000E, published on 8 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The 9000EV5.0R1B12 version, and all earlier versions of ZTE product ZXUPN-9000E are impacted by vulnerability of permission and access control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to directly reset or change passwords of other accounts.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3425?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zte Zxupn-9000e Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZTE Corporation ZXUPN-9000E

- [CVE-2019-3426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3426/): Other in ZXUPN-9000E (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3425 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3425 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZTE Corporation ZXUPN-9000E, published on 8 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ZTE Corporation ZXUPN-9000E. 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-2019-3425/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3425/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3425
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3425
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3425

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3425/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.