# CVE-2020-10284: RVD#3321: No Authentication required to exert manual control of the robot

> Attackers can manually control uFactory robotic arms without authentication, potentially hijacking active sessions and overriding operator commands.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2r34-57wf-fc67

## What is CVE-2020-10284?

CVE-2020-10284 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in uFactory xArm5 Lite, xArm 6 and xArm 7, published on 15 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

No authentication is required to control the robot inside the network, moreso the latest available user manual shows an option that lets the user to add a password to the robot but as in xarm_studio 1.3.0 the option is missing from the menu. Assuming manual control, even by forcefully removing the current operator from an active session.

Weakness: CWE-656 (Reliance on Security Through Obscurity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10284?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ufactory Xarm Studio.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-10284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-10284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-10284 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in uFactory xArm5 Lite, xArm 6 and xArm 7, published on 15 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: uFactory xArm5 Lite, xArm 6 and xArm 7. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10284/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10284/
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