CVE-2019-5616 CircuitWerkes Sicon-8 Client-Side Authentication Read-Only Bypass

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass client-side JavaScript authentication to access read-only functions on the Sicon-8 electrical management device.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-5616?

CVE-2019-5616 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CircuitWerkes Sicon-8, a hardware device used for managing electrical devices, ships with a web-based front-end controller and implements an authentication mechanism in JavaScript that is run in the context of a user's web browser.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5616?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcastboxes Scion-8 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-5616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q93g-7855-pfx5.

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