CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-2402

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The SURECOM EP-4501 broadband router uses a default SNMP read community string of 'public' and a default SNMP read/write community string of 'secret,' allowing remote attackers to read and modify router configuration information.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the router's configuration, posing a threat to the organization's network security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the default SNMP community strings to stronger ones and restrict SNMP access to trusted IP addresses.

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Original NVD description (English source)

SURECOM broadband router EP-4501 uses a default SNMP read community string of "public" and a default SNMP read/write community string of "secret," which allows remote attackers to read and modify router configuration information.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS