Description
MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-26880 | MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T08:39:25.683Z
Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-5721
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-04-15T21:15:36.607
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:34:28.990
Link: CVE-2020-5721
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EUVD