CVE-2024-28812
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Infinera hiT 7300 5.60.50. A hidden SSH service (on the local management network interface) with hardcoded credentials allows attackers to access the appliance operating system (with highest privileges) via an SSH connection.
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 confidenceThe Infinera hiT 7300 optical transport platform version 5.60.50 contains a hidden SSH service listening on the local management network interface. This service uses hardcoded credentials, allowing any attacker with network access to the management interface to bypass authentication and gain root-level command execution on the appliance operating system.
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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= 5.60.50CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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 the device model and firmware versionAccess the hiT 7300 management interface or use SNMP/WEB to retrieve the firmware version information. Typically found in System > Software or Version status screens.Affected if The firmware version is exactly 5.60.50.
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Check for SSH services on non-standard portsPerform a port scan (e.g., nmap) against the management interface IP address, scanning common and non-standard SSH ports (22, 2222, 22222, 8022, etc.). Use command: nmap -p 22,2222,22222,8022,10022 -sV <management_ip>Affected if An SSH service is detected on any port besides the standard port 22, indicating a hidden service may be running.
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Verify SSH service responds on local management interfaceAttempt to connect to potential hidden SSH ports found in step 2. Use: ssh -p <port> <user>@<management_ip> with any username to test if authentication is bypassed.Affected if The SSH connection succeeds without valid credentials or immediately accepts authentication, indicating hardcoded credentials are in use.
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Check network accessibility of management interfaceReview network configuration to determine if the management interface is accessible from untrusted networks. Check VLAN assignment, ACLs, and interface binding.Affected if The management interface is bound to a network segment accessible from non-management networks, allowing external attackers to reach the hidden service.
A system is affected if it is an Infinera/Nokia hiT 7300 running firmware version 5.60.50 with an accessible SSH service on the management interface that accepts unauthenticated connections.
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 dataApply vendor-provided firmware patch to remove the hidden SSH service and hardcoded credentials; as interim control, restrict management interface access via network segmentation or ACLs to prevent unauthorized access.
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