CVE-2014-8655

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Compal Broadband Networks (CBN) CH6640E and CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0 with firmware CH6640-3.5.11.7-NOSH allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an (a) admin or a (b) root value in the userData cookie in a request to (1) CmgwWirelessSecurity.xml, (2) DocsisConfigFile.xml, or (3) CmgwBasicSetup.xml in xml/ or (4) basicDDNS.html, (5) basicLanUsers.html, or (6) rootDesc.xml.

Affected products

Compal Broadband Networks Cg6640E Wireless Gateway: 1.0
Compal Broadband Networks Ch664Oe Wireless Gateway: 1.0
Compal Broadband Networks Firmware: ch6640-3.5.11.7-nosh

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113837
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128860/CBN-CH6640E-CG6640E-Wireless-Gateway-XSS-CSRF-DoS-Disclosure.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35075
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70762
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98331
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113837
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128860/CBN-CH6640E-CG6640E-Wireless-Gateway-XSS-CSRF-DoS-Disclosure.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35075
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70762
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98331

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