CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-39434

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Dec 06, 2022 | Modified: Dec 08, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A default username and password for an administrator account was discovered in ZKTeco ZKTime 10.0 through 11.1.0, builds 20180901, 20190510.1, 20200309.3, 20200930, 20201231, and 20210220.

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
Zktime Zkteco 10.0 (including) 11.1.0 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0 (including) 11.1.0 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0-20180901 (including) 11.1.0-20180901 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0-20190510.1 (including) 11.1.0-20190510.1 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0-20200309.3 (including) 11.1.0-20200309.3 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0-20200930 (including) 11.1.0-20200930 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0-20201231 (including) 11.1.0-20201231 (including)
Zktime Zkteco 11.1.0-20210220 (including) 11.1.0-20210220 (including)

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