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    CVE-2016-1984

    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.

    Published:Jan 22, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jan 22, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.04078
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Harman
    Product
    Amx Firmware

    Exploits

    http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txthttp://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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/NXSecurityBrief/
    http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
    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
    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/NXSecurityBrief/
    http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High