CVE-2022-23178

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Crestron HD-MD4X2-4K-E Firmware 1.0.0.2159 - Unauthenticated Credential Disclosure via aj.html

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-23178 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including RedTeam Pentesting GmbH. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Crestron HD-MD4X2-4K-E devices (version 1.0.0.2159) where unauthenticated access to a specific endpoint reveals admin credentials in plaintext. The exploit involves a simple HTTP request to retrieve the credentials.

Description

An issue was discovered on Crestron HD-MD4X2-4K-E 1.0.0.2159 devices. When the administrative web interface of the HDMI switcher is accessed unauthenticated, user credentials are disclosed that are valid to authenticate to the web interface. Specifically, aj.html sends a JSON document with uname and upassword fields.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by RedTeam Pentesting GmbH · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50675

This advisory describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Crestron HD-MD4X2-4K-E devices (version 1.0.0.2159) where unauthenticated access to a specific endpoint reveals admin credentials in plaintext. The exploit involves a simple HTTP request to retrieve the credentials.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Crestron HD-MD4X2-4K-E 1.0.0.2159
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Crestron device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Crestron Device - Credentials Disclosure
CRITICALby gy741

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-009

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.7571
EPSS Percentile 99.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-06-26
CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
crestron/hd-md4x2-4k-e_firmware 1.0.0.2159
Published Jan 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026