{"id":34116,"date":"2025-05-01T22:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:38:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:20:59","slug":"cve-2025-46275-unauthenticated-account-creation-vulnerability-in-wgs-80hpt-v2-and-wgs-4215-8t2s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46275-unauthenticated-account-creation-vulnerability-in-wgs-80hpt-v2-and-wgs-4215-8t2s\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-46275: Unauthenticated Account Creation Vulnerability in WGS-80HPT-V2 and WGS-4215-8T2S<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and keeping your systems secure from potential attackers is more important than ever. This article introduces a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-46275 that affects WGS-80HPT-V2 and WGS-4215-8T2S devices. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication and create an administrator account without needing any existing credentials, potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.
\nGiven the severity and potential impact of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is crucial to understand its nature, how it can be exploited, and the steps needed to mitigate its risks.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-46275
\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

WGS-80HPT-V2 | All versions
\nWGS-4215-8T2S | All versions<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability arises from a lack of proper authentication<\/a> checks in the affected products. An attacker can exploit<\/a> this by sending specially crafted network requests to the devices, bypassing the need for existing credentials, and creating an administrator account. This unauthorized access could then be used to compromise the system, modify configurations, or access sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. This is a hypothetical HTTP request that an attacker could send to create an unauthorized administrator account<\/a>:<\/p>\n

POST \/createAdminAccount HTTP\/1.1\nHost: targetdevice.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ \"username\": \"malicious_user\", \"password\": \"malicious_password\" }<\/code><\/pre>\n
In response, the system could unknowingly create an administrator account with the provided username and password, giving the attacker full access<\/a> to the system.<\/p>\n
Impact and Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n
The impact of this vulnerability is severe, as it could potentially lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. It is strongly recommended for organizations using the affected devices to immediately apply the vendor-provided patch to address this vulnerability<\/a>. If this is not immediately feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation strategy. These security measures can help monitor and block abnormal or malicious network traffic and alert administrators to potential attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and keeping your systems secure from potential attackers is more important than ever. This article introduces a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-46275 that affects WGS-80HPT-V2 and WGS-4215-8T2S devices. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication and create an administrator account without needing any existing credentials, potentially leading […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[75],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-34116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-authentication-bypass"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t