# CVE-2020-10288: RVD#3327: No authentication required for accesing ABB IRC5 FTP server

> Attackers can access the ABB IRC5 FTP server without valid credentials by providing any non-empty username and password, allowing unauthorized data access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-q3xf-jx9c-m8c9

## What is CVE-2020-10288?

CVE-2020-10288 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ABB IRB140, published on 15 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IRC5 exposes an ftp server (port 21). Upon attempting to gain access you are challenged with a request of username and password, however you can input whatever you like. As long as the field isn't empty it will be accepted.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Abb Robotware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-10288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-10288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ABB IRB140

- [CVE-2024-1913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1913/): Memory corruption in RobotWare 6 (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-1914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1914/): Null dereference in RobotWare 6 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-10288 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ABB IRB140, 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-2020-10288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB IRB140. 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-2020-10288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10288

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10288/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.