CVE-2016-2230

OpenELEC and RasPlex devices have a hardcoded password for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an SSH session.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544527	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/453
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544527	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/453

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:openelec:openelec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-02-08 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-2230

Mitre link : CVE-2016-2230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2230

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openelec

openelec

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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