CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-18828

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Dec 16, 2019 | Modified: Aug 24, 2020
CVSS 3.x
6.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Barco ClickShare Button R9861500D01 devices before 1.9.0 have Insufficiently Protected Credentials. The root account (present for access via debug interfaces, which are by default not enabled on production devices) of the embedded Linux on the ClickShare Button is using a weak password.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Clickshare_cs-100_firmware Barco * 1.9.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References