MicroTik Router <= 2.9.51 / 3.13 SNMP Request Read-only Restriction Bypass

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4644

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows for the bypassing of authentication.

Description

The remote host is running a MicroTik router.

This version of MicroTik router is vulnerable to a flaw within its SNMP module. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability would send the MicroTik router malformed SNMP queries. These queries would bypass any local 'read-only' restrictions and be executed by the router.

Solution

If possible, disable SNMP or only allow queries from trusted hosts. When available, upgrade to a version higher than 2.9.51 or 3.13.

See Also

http://www.mikrotik.com/software.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 4644

Family: Generic

Published: 9/8/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microtik:routeros

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-6976

BID: 31025