Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-1984 - Credentials Management vulnerability in Harman AMX Firmware 1.2.322/1.3.100
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt