CVE-2021-4228 Hard-coded TLS Certificate

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Attackers can perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks on HTTPS connections due to a hard-coded TLS certificate in the firmware.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2021-4228?

CVE-2021-4228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lanner Inc IAC-AST2500A, published on 24 Oct 2022. 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

Use of hard-coded TLS certificate by default allows an attacker to perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks even in the presence of the HTTPS connection. This issue affects: Lanner Inc IAC-AST2500A standard firmware version 1.00.0.

Weakness: CWE-798, CWE-321

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4228?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lannerinc Iac-Ast2500 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-4228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-83r7-pm46-hpfw.

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