Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14243 · published 17 September 2017
CVE-2017-14243: Utstar wa3002g4 firmware improper authentication vulnerability
Utstar · Wa3002g4 Firmware
An authentication bypass vulnerability on UTStar WA3002G4 ADSL Broadband Modem WA3002G4-0021.01 devices allows attackers to directly access administrative settings and obtain cleartext credentials from HTML source, as demonstrated by info.cgi, upload.cgi, backupsettings.cgi, pppoe.cgi, resetrouter.cgi, and password.cgi.
Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability on UTStar WA3002G4 ADSL Broadband Modem WA3002G4-0021.01 devices allows attackers to directly access administrative settings and obtain cleartext credentials from HTML source, as demonstrated by info.cgi, upload.cgi, backupsettings.cgi, pppoe.cgi, resetrouter.cgi, and password.cgi.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42739/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.techipick.com/iball-baton-adsl2-home-router-utstar-wa3002g4-adsl-broadband-modem-authentication-bypass | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42739/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.techipick.com/iball-baton-adsl2-home-router-utstar-wa3002g4-adsl-broadband-modem-authentication-bypass | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14243), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.