Title: Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Polycom ViewStation is a series of video-conferencing products. The ViewStation devices ship with an on-board proprietary operating system which allows remote access via Telnet, FTP and HTTP.
The administrator and the software update passwords are stored in a HTML file on the device named a_security.htm in plain text. This file is accessible through the URI http://<target>/a_security.htm.
This could allow an attacker to make modifications to device settings and firmware.
Affected Products:
- Polycom ViewStation FX/VS 4000 4.2.0
References:
- Polycom: Home Page
- SecurityOffice: Polycom Video Conference System Management Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerab
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