# CVE-2024-22068: Weak Password Vulnerability in ZTE ZSR V2 Intelligent Multi Service Router

> Weak password implementation in ZTE ZXR10 routers allows attackers to bypass functionality and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxxc-9r58-2xrq

## What is CVE-2024-22068?

CVE-2024-22068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series, published on 10 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series on 64 bit allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series: V4.00.10 and earlier.

Weakness: CWE-521 (Weak Password Requirements), CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22068?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Zte Zxr10 160 Firmware, Zte Zxr10 1800-2s Firmware, Zte Zxr10 2800-4 Firmware, Zte Zxr10 3800-8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22068?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22068 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series

- [CVE-2017-10930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10930/): Missing authorization in ZX10 1800-2S (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22066/): Privilege escalation in ZXR10 1800-2S (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-10931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10931/): Path traversal in ZX10 1800-2S (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22068 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series, published on 10 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series. 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-2024-22068/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22068/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22068
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22068
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22068

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22068/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.