CVE-2023-1778 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-1778: Default Credential Vulnerability in GajShield Data Security Firewall

Vendor Gajshield
Product Data Security Firewall
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published April 27, 2023
Last update January 30, 2025

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability exists in GajShield Data Security Firewall firmware versions prior to v4.28 (except v4.21) due to insecure default credentials which allows remote attacker to login as superuser by using default username/password via web-based management interface and/or exposed SSH port thereby enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with administrative/superuser privileges on the targeted systems. The vulnerability has been addressed by forcing the user to change their default password to a new non-default password.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 27, 2023 CVE published
January 30, 2025 Record updated