CVE-2016-6159

The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.2 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160907-01-ws331a-en	VDB Entry
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160907-01-ws331a-en	VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ws331a_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:huawei:ws331a_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-09-21 14:25

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-6159

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6159

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6159

JSON object : View

Products Affected

huawei

ws331a_router
ws331a_router_firmware

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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