CVE-2021-28914
Published: 09 September 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-28914 is a medium-severity Weak Password Requirements (CWE-521) vulnerability in Bab-Technologie Eibport Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 30.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-15567
Vulnerability details
BAB TECHNOLOGIE GmbH eibPort V3 prior version 3.9.1 allow the user to set a weak password because the strength is shown in configuration tool, but finally not enforced. This is usable and part of an attack chain to gain SSH…
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root access.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Configuration settings can define and enforce strong password requirements to avoid weak policies.
IA policy establishes password requirements, directly addressing weak password requirements.
Ensuring authenticators have sufficient strength of mechanism for intended use addresses weak password requirements.
Organization-wide password and authentication policies are applied uniformly, preventing weak local password requirements.
Facilitated training and awareness of current practices improves definition and enforcement of sufficiently strong password requirements.
Dedicated security resources support deployment of strong authentication systems and enforcement of robust password policies.
Vulnerability scans assess password policies and weak credential requirements against benchmarks.
User documentation on maintaining security includes password requirements, directly mitigating weak password policies.