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CVE-2024-11982NVD status: Deferred

M100: Plaintext Storage of a Password

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CVE-2024-11982 is a high-severity plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in M100 from Billion Electric, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 1.04.1.592.8, 1.04.1.613.13, 1.04.1.675 as the first without the flaw, so updating M100 to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 51% of scored CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update M100 to 1.04.1.592.8 or 1.04.1.613.13 or 1.04.1.675, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update M150 to 1.04.1.592.8 or 1.04.1.613.13 or 1.04.1.675, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  3. Update M120N to 1.04.1.592.8 or 1.04.1.613.13 or 1.04.1.675, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Billion ElectricM1001.04.1.592.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.592.8; 1.04.1.613.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.613.13; 1.04.1.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.675; 1.04.1.* < up to, but not including, 1.04.1.6751.04.1.592.8, 1.04.1.613.13, 1.04.1.675
Billion ElectricM1501.04.1.592.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.592.8; 1.04.1.613.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.613.13; 1.04.1.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.675; 1.04.1.* < up to, but not including, 1.04.1.6751.04.1.592.8, 1.04.1.613.13, 1.04.1.675
Billion ElectricM120N1.04.1.592.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.592.8; 1.04.1.613.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.613.13; 1.04.1.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.6751.04.1.592.8, 1.04.1.613.13, 1.04.1.675
Billion ElectricM5001.04.1.592.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.592.8; 1.04.1.613.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.613.13; 1.04.1.* up to, but not including, 1.04.1.675; 1.04.1.* < up to, but not including, 1.04.1.6751.04.1.592.8, 1.04.1.613.13, 1.04.1.675

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (cert.org.tw).

Official description

Certain models of routers from Billion Electric has a Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. Remote attackers with administrator privileges can access the user settings page to retrieve plaintext passwords.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Plaintext Storage of a Password

The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Avoid storing passwords in easily accessible locations.
  • Consider storing cryptographic hashes of passwords as an alternative to storing in plaintext.
  • A programmer might attempt to remedy the password management problem by obscuring the password with an encoding function, such as base 64 encoding, but this effort does not adequately protect the password because the encoding can be detected and decoded easily.

More Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerabilities (CWE-256)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in M100

All M100 vulnerabilities

Recent Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerabilities

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