CVE-2017-20204

CRITICAL EPSS 53.5%
Published Oct 15, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Description

DBLTek GoIP devices (models GoIP 1, 4, 8, 16, and 32) contain an undocumented vendor backdoor in the Telnet administrative interface that allows remote authentication as an undocumented user via a proprietary challenge–response scheme which is fundamentally flawed. Because the challenge response can be computed from the challenge itself, a remote attacker can authenticate without knowledge of a secret and obtain a root shell on the device. This can lead to persistent remote code execution, full device compromise, and arbitrary control of the device and any managed services. The firmware used within these devices was updated in December 2016 to make this vulnerability more complex to exploit. However, it is unknown if DBLTek has taken steps to fully mitigate.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
53.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1242

References 4

  • dbltek.com http://www.dbltek.com/
  • github.com https://github.com/JacobMisirian/DblTekGoIPPwn
  • trustwave.com https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/undocumented-backdoor-account-in-dbltek-goip/
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dbltek-goip-telnet-admin-interface-undocumented-backdoor

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.