Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Admin Credentials Stored in Cleartext
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.1epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 89% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Edimax GS-5008PL firmware version 1.00.54 and prior contain an insecure credential storage vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain administrator credentials by accessing configuration backup files. Attackers can download the config.bin file through fupload.cgi to extract plaintext username and password fields for unauthorized administrative access.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd. · Edimax GS-5008PLReferences
https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_switches/gs-5008pl/https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_products/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edimax-gs-5008pl-admin-credentials-stored-in-cleartext