PT-2023-19437 · Totolink · Totolink Ca300-Poe

Published 2023-01-13 · Updated 2025-03-26 · CVE-2023-24149

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TOTOLINK CA300-PoE version 6.2c.884

Description The issue concerns a hard-coded password for the root user, which is stored in the /etc/shadow component. This could potentially allow unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendations For TOTOLINK CA300-PoE version 6.2c.884, consider changing the hard-coded password for the root user as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the /etc/shadow component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-04717

CVE-2023-24149

Affected Products

Totolink Ca300-Poe

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/Double-q1015/CVE-vulns/blob/main/totolink_ca300-poe/root_hard_code/root_hard_code.md · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-04717 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24149 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24149 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57455 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/116353 · Telegram Post