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S5300 FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2015-8675

MEDIUM · 6.2 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-01-15
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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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Huawei S5300 Campus Series switches with software before V200R005SPH008 do not mask the password when uploading files, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading the display.

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 · high confidence

The Huawei S5300 Campus Series switches running software versions prior to V200R005SPH008 fail to mask passwords during the file upload process. A physically proximate attacker with view of the device display can read plaintext passwords as they appear during file operations.

MitigationUpgrade Huawei S5300 switch firmware to V200R005SPH008 or later to obtain the patched version that masks passwords during file upload operations.

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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
S5300 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c02

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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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.

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  1. Confirm device model is Huawei S5300
    Run 'display device' or 'display version' command to identify the switch model
    Affected if Model is not Huawei S5300 Campus Series switch
  2. Identify the firmware version
    Run 'display version' command to retrieve the current software version
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not readable
  3. Compare version against affected range
    Check if the installed version matches v200r005c02 or is earlier than V200R005SPH008
    Affected if Version is v200r005c02 exactly or any version prior to V200R005SPH008
  4. Verify file upload feature is accessible
    Check if file transfer protocols (FTP/TFTP/SFTP) are configured or could be initiated on the device
    Affected if File upload functionality is available and passwords could be transmitted

The device is affected if it is a Huawei S5300 switch running firmware version v200r005c02 or any version prior to V200R005SPH008, and file upload operations are performed where passwords would be visible on the display.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade Huawei S5300 switch firmware to V200R005SPH008 or later to obtain the patched version that masks passwords during file upload operations.

Fix this in S5300 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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