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CVE-2014-8357

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

backupsettings.html in the web administrative portal in Zhone zNID GPON 2426A before S3.0.501 places a session key in a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary user passwords via the sessionKey parameter in a getConfig action to backupsettings.conf.

Affected products

• Dasanzhone Znid 2426A Firmware: before s3.0.501 — fixed in s3.0.501

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dasanzhone Znid 2426A Firmware s3.0.501. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133921/Zhone-Insecure-Reference-Password-Disclosure-Command-Injection.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/57
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536663/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38453/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133921/Zhone-Insecure-Reference-Password-Disclosure-Command-Injection.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/57
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536663/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38453/

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