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Blackarmor NasHardware / appliance · Seagate

CVE-2012-2568

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2012-05-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.php in the management web server on the Seagate BlackArmor device allows remote attackers to change the administrator password via unspecified vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A PHP script (d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.php) in the Seagate BlackArmor management web interface contains an authentication bypass allowing remote attackers to change the administrator password without credentials. The vulnerability is network-exploitable and grants full administrative access to the device.

MitigationIsolate affected Seagate BlackArmor devices on a restricted network segment or replace them, as this is a legacy consumer NAS device likely lacking vendor patches. Monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Blackarmor NasHardware / appliance
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Access the web management interface and check the device name/model, or physically inspect the device label. The Seagate BlackArmor NAS typically exposes a web interface on ports 80/443.
    Affected if The device is confirmed to be a Seagate BlackArmor NAS model - all versions of this product are affected by CVE-2012-2568.
  2. Check for the vulnerable PHP script
    Attempt to access the specific PHP script via HTTP or HTTPS: http://[device-ip]/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.php (where [device-ip] is your NAS IP address). A 200 OK response or any valid server response indicates the script exists.
    Affected if The script responds (even with an error), confirming it exists and the device is vulnerable.
  3. Verify web management interface accessibility
    Confirm the Seagate BlackArmor web interface (ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp) is accessible from network segments beyond a trusted management VLAN.
    Affected if The management interface is reachable from untrusted networks, meaning the authentication bypass flaw is network-exploitable.
  4. Check for unauthorized admin accounts
    Log into the web interface and review the user accounts list under the administrative settings. Look for any unexpected administrator-level accounts.
    Affected if There are administrator accounts you did not create, indicating the vulnerability may have been exploited.

A Seagate BlackArmor NAS with the specific PHP script accessible on the network is vulnerable to CVE-2012-2568, which allows unauthenticated password changes.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Isolate affected Seagate BlackArmor devices on a restricted network segment or replace them, as this is a legacy consumer NAS device likely lacking vendor patches. Monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence
  1. This vulnerability affects the Seagate BlackArmor NAS product line, which has been discontinued by Seagate.
  2. Seagate ended support for the BlackArmor product line around 2013-2014.
  3. No official firmware patches or security updates were released for this vulnerability.
  4. If you still operate BlackArmor NAS devices, immediately isolate them from untrusted networks using network segmentation or firewall rules.
  5. Consider replacing the device with a currently supported NAS solution from a vendor that provides regular security updates.
  6. If continued use is absolutely necessary, restrict management interface access to a trusted management network only (e.g., via VLAN or IP access control lists).
Caveat N/A - product line discontinued with no available upgrade path

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Blackarmor Nas Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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