CVE-2019-15015
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 · uneditedIn the Zingbox Inspector, versions 1.294 and earlier, hardcoded credentials for root and inspector user accounts are present in the system software, which can result in unauthorized users gaining access to the system.
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 confidenceZingbox Inspector versions 1.294 and earlier contain hardcoded credentials embedded in the system software for root and inspector user accounts. These credentials cannot be changed by administrators, allowing anyone who discovers them to authenticate as privileged users and gain unauthorized access to the appliance and its data.
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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<= 1.294CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Zingbox Inspector installationSearch your environment for Zingbox Inspector software, typically installed as a network appliance or security tool. Check installed programs on relevant systems or review asset inventories.Affected if Zingbox Inspector is present in the environment
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Check installed versionLocate the version information for Zingbox Inspector, typically found in the product UI under About/Help, or via CLI commands such as 'show version' or 'version' if accessible. Compare against the affected range of version 1.294 and earlier.Affected if Installed version is 1.294 or any earlier version
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Verify root account accessibilityAttempt to access the root account using the default credentials known to be embedded in the software. If SSH or console access is available, try connecting with the hardcoded root credentials.Affected if Root access succeeds with default or embedded credentials that cannot be changed by administrators
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Verify inspector account accessibilityAttempt to access the inspector user account using default credentials. This account is described as having privileged access to the appliance and its data.Affected if Inspector user access succeeds with default credentials that remain unchanged despite administrator attempts to modify them
A system is affected if Zingbox Inspector version 1.294 or earlier is installed and the hardcoded root or inspector credentials provide access without the ability for administrators to change them.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of Zingbox Inspector when available. If no patch exists, contact the vendor for remediation guidance and implement network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure to the affected system.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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