Vulnerability in MultiTech FaxFinder (CVE-2016-10512)
Summary
Vulnerability in MultiTech FaxFinder (CVE-2016-10512). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
MultiTech FaxFinder before 4.1.2 stores Passwords unencrypted for maintaining the test connectivity function of its LDAP configuration. These credentials are retrieved by the system when the LDAP configuration page is opened and are embedded directly into the HTML source code in cleartext.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-10512 has been found in MultiTech FaxFinder.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "MultiTech FaxFinder CVE-2016-10512" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-10512 (MultiTech FaxFinder) — CWE-255 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-255) exists in MultiTech FaxFinder.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of MultiTech FaxFinder.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで MultiTech FaxFinder を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory packetstormsecurity.com