Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B Devices Backdoor Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auerswald COMpact 8.0B - Multiple Backdoors Vulnerability | 6 Dec 202100:00 | – | zdt | |
| Exploit for CVE-2021-40859 | 28 Dec 202106:05 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2021-40859 | 29 Dec 202115:15 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2021-40859 | 7 Dec 202119:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2021-40859 | 7 Dec 202122:22 | – | circl | |
| Auerswald Compact 系列安全漏洞 | 6 Dec 202100:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Auerswald Compact has an unspecified vulnerability | 8 Dec 202100:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2021-40859 | 7 Dec 202118:59 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2021-40859 | 7 Dec 202118:59 | – | cvelist | |
| Auerswald COMpact 8.0B - Multiple Backdoors | 6 Dec 202100:00 | – | exploitdb |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B Devices Backdoor Detection',
'description': 'Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B devices contain an unauthenticated endpoint ("https://192.168.1[.]2/about_state"), enabling the bad actor to gain backdoor access to a web interface that allows for resetting the administrator password.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'iot', 'unauth', 'voip', 'auerswald', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/secret-backdoors-found-in-german-made.html',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40859',
'https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses',
'https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-007/-auerswald-compact-multiple-backdoors',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-40859',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/about_state', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('"pbx"', '"dongleStatus":0', '"macaddr"',)
header_any = ('application/json',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason="Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B Devices Backdoor detected",
path='/about_state',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.7High risk
Vulners AI Score8.7
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.71979