FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard-coded SSH credentials for the wwwuser account. Attackers can leverage the insecure sudoers configuration to escalate privileges and gain root access by executing sudo commands without authentication.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-798
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access
Problem type
Affected products
iWT Ltd.
FaceSentry Access Control System
6.4.8 build 264 - AFFECTED
5.7.2 build 568 - AFFECTED
5.7.0 build 539 - AFFECTED
References
ExploitDB-47067
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47067
Vendor Product Homepage
http://www.iwt.com.hk
Zero Science Lab Disclosure (ZSL-2019-5526)
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5526.php
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-p8qm-v86v-r6gq
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard...
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JSON source
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