CVE-2020-5721

MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.
References
Link Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:winbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-04-15 14:15

Updated : 2020-04-28 08:44


NVD link : CVE-2020-5721

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5721


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CWE
CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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Products Affected

mikrotik

  • winbox