PT-2023-31121 · Peplink · Peplink Balance Two

Published 2023-12-07 · Updated 2024-01-04 · CVE-2023-49228

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Peplink Balance Two versions prior to 8.4.0

Description An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two where console port authentication uses hard-coded credentials. This allows an attacker with physical access and sufficient knowledge to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Recommendations For Peplink Balance Two versions prior to 8.4.0, update to version 8.4.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting physical access to the console port to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-49228

Affected Products

Peplink Balance Two

References · 9

• 🔥 https://synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49228 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49228 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/66235 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1740212885136212360 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1740263218906374207 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65340 · Telegram Post
• https://synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4 · Note
• https://twitter.com/Synacktiv/status/1732817027901821084 · Twitter Post