Radio Thermostat Of America, Inc Lack Of Authentication

`Trustwave SpiderLabs Security Advisory TWSL2013-022:  
No Authentication Vulnerability in Radio Thermostat of America, Inc  
  
Published: 08/01/13  
Version: 1.0  
  
Vendor: Radio Thermostat of America, Inc  
Product: CT80, CT50  
Version affected: v1.4.64 and earlier  
  
Product description:  
The Radio Thermostat CT80 and CT50 are thermostats which can be controlled via WiFi.  
  
Finding 1: No Authentication  
*****Credit: Daniel Crowley of Trustwave SpiderLabs  
CVE: CVE-2013-4860  
CWE: CWE-287 Improper Authentication  
  
When on the same network as a Radio Thermostat unit, no authentication is  
required to use any part of the API. Users on the same subnet as the unit  
can query and change various settings such as the operation mode, wifi  
connection settings, and temperature thresholds.  
  
Vendor Response:  
No response received.  
  
Remediation Steps:  
No patch currently exists for this issue. To limit exposure,  
network access to these devices should be limited to authorized  
personnel through the use of Access Control Lists and proper  
network segmentation.  
  
Revision History:  
06/19/13 - Attempt to contact vendor  
07/10/13 - Attempt to contact vendor  
07/12/13 - Attempt to contact vendor  
07/19/13 - Attempt to contact vendor  
08/01/13 - Advisory published  
  
References  
1. http://www.radiothermostat.com  
  
  
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