CVE-2024-32238
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 · uneditedH3C ER8300G2-X is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The password for the router's management system can be accessed via the management system page login interface.
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 confidenceThe H3C ER8300G2-X router has an incorrect access control vulnerability where the administrative password is exposed through the login interface of the management system. This critical flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially retrieve plaintext credentials by accessing the login page, enabling full administrative access to the device.
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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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 modelCheck the router model by accessing the management interface or checking the device label/web interface header. Look for 'ER8300G2-X' or 'H3C' branding.Affected if The device is an H3C ER8300G2-X router
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Access the web management login pageNavigate to the router's web interface using its IP address (commonly 192.168.1.1 or similar). The default HTTP port is typically 80 or 443. Access the login page directly.Affected if The management login page is accessible over the network (no authentication required to reach the login page itself)
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Inspect login page for exposed credentialsView the page source (right-click > View Page Source or press F12) and search for 'password' or 'pwd' fields. Check if any password value appears in plaintext in the HTML, or if there are hidden fields containing credentials.Affected if The administrative password is visible in plaintext within the HTML source or in the HTTP response of the login page
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Test password retrieval via HTTP requestsSend a GET request to the login page and examine the response body. Use tools like curl: curl -k http://<router-ip>/ or examine cookies/session tokens that may expose credentials.Affected if The HTTP response from the login page contains plaintext administrative credentials or allows password extraction without authentication
You are affected if you have an H3C ER8300G2-X router where the management login page exposes the administrative password in plaintext within the HTML source or HTTP response without requiring any authentication.
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 the vendor-provided firmware patch when available; in the interim, restrict network access to the management interface using ACLs or VPN, and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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