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CVE-2017-18373 json

The Billion 5200W-T TCLinux Fw $7.3.8.0 v008 130603 router distributed by TrueOnline has three user accounts with default passwords, includ…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-9489

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.4%
EPSS 5.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Billion 5200W-T TCLinux Fw $7.3.8.0 v008 130603 router distributed by TrueOnline has three user accounts with default passwords, including two hardcoded service accounts: one with the username true and password true, and another with the username user3 and and a long password consisting of a repetition of the string 0123456789. These accounts can be used to login to the web interface, exploit authenticated command injections, and change router settings for malicious purposes.

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Exploit prediction

5.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/40 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • ssd-disclosure.com https://ssd-disclosure.com/index.php/archives/2910 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/zyxel_trueonline.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Sources

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