CVE-2025-1143
Published: 11 February 2025
Description
Certain models of routers from Billion Electric has hard-coded embedded linux credentials, allowing attackers to log in through the SSH service using these credentials and obtain root privilege of the system.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-1143 is a vulnerability in certain models of routers from Billion Electric that involves hard-coded embedded Linux credentials. These credentials enable unauthorized access through the SSH service, allowing attackers to log in and obtain root privileges on the affected systems. Published on 2025-02-11, the issue has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials).
The attack requires local access (AV:L) with low complexity and no privileges (PR:N). An attacker can exploit it by connecting to the exposed SSH service using the hard-coded credentials, achieving root-level control. This results in high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to full compromise of the router.
Mitigation details are available in advisories from TWCERT, including https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8414-096ce-2.html and https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8413-ec9a5-1.html.
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