Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Allowed

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete

API response cwe.mitre.org

The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

661 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

CVE-2016-9497 (GCVE-0-2016-9497)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
VLAI
Title
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel
Summary
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel. By default, port 1953 is accessible via telnet and does not require authentication. An unauthenticated remote user can access many administrative commands via this interface, including rebooting the modem.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
certcc CNA
References
URL Tags
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Impacted products
Date Public
2017-02-15 00:00
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Mitigation
Architecture and Design

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