WatchGuard SOHO administrator password can be remotely reset
| watchguard-soho-passcfg-reset (5742) |  High Risk |
Description:
WatchGuard SOHO Firewall could allow a remote attacker to make a blank unauthenticated POST request to the /passcfg object, which resets the administrator password. This gives the attacker the ability to connect to the HTTP server without knowing the username and password and make arbitrary changes to the firewall's configuration, such as changing the administrator's password or restarting the firewall.
Platforms Affected:
- WatchGuard, WatchGuard SOHO 1.6.x
- WatchGuard, WatchGuard SOHO 2.1.3 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WatchGuard SOHO firmware (2.2.1 or later), available from the WatchGuard Technologies Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Dec 13 2000 - 17:41:50 CST, Multiple vulnerabilities in the WatchGuard SOHO Firewall at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0194.html.
- Internet Security Systems Security Alert #70, Multiple vulnerabilities in the WatchGuard SOHO Firewall at http://www.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/advise70.
- WatchGuard Technologies Web site, WatchGuard SOHO Firewall Software Updates at http://bisd.watchguard.com/SOHO/Downloads/swupdates.asp.
Reported:
Dec 14, 2000
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