{"id":"CVE-2017-8837","aliases":["EUVD-2017-17779","GHSA-wq46-f9c9-c555"],"status":"published","title":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices...","description":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.04943,"percentile":0.92203,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-522"],"published":"2017-06-05T14:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:27:03Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-42130","title":"Peplink Balance Routers 7.0.0-build1904 - SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting / Information Disclosure","type":"webapps","platform":"cgi","date":"2017-06-06","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130"}],"products":[{"vendor":"peplink","product":"1350hw2_firmware"},{"vendor":"peplink","product":"2500_firmware"},{"vendor":"peplink","product":"380hw6_firmware"},{"vendor":"peplink","product":"580hw2_firmware"},{"vendor":"peplink","product":"710hw3_firmware"},{"vendor":"peplink","product":"b305hw2_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8837"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130"},{"url":"https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq46-f9c9-c555"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-8837","description":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.","status":"published","published":"2017-06-05T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T16:48:22.755Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:15.201133Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2017-17779","description":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.","status":"published","published":"2017-06-05T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T16:48:22Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:23:29.67797Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-wq46-f9c9-c555","title":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices...","description":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-13T01:47:43Z","modified":"2025-04-20T03:39:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:01:47.375435Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2017-8837","description":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.","status":"published","published":"2017-06-05T14:29:00.483Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:27:03.16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:03:49.449157Z"}]}}