CVE-2019-25241 is a critical authentication vulnerability affecting FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 and its firmware. It involves hard-coded SSH credentials for the 'wwwuser' account, which, combined with an insecure sudoers configuration, allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the inherent risk remains high.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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