High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8357

Description

backupsettings.html in the web administrative portal in Zhone zNID GPON 2426A before S3.0.501 places a session key in a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary user passwords via the sessionKey parameter in a getConfig action to backupsettings.conf.

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Affected products

Zhone/Znid 2426a Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:dasanzhone:znid_2426a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <s3.0.501
Zhone/zNID GPON 2426Allm-fuzzy
Range: <S3.0.501

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/133921/Zhone-Insecure-Reference-Password-Disclosure-Command-Injection.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/57nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38453/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536663/100/0/threadednvd

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