CVE-2020-13527 Auth bypass in Lantronix
An attacker can bypass authentication in the Web Manager of Lantronix XPort EDGE devices via a crafted HTTP request to gain increased privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-13527?
CVE-2020-13527 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Lantronix, published on 17 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Web Manager functionality of Lantronix XPort EDGE 3.0.0.0R11, 3.1.0.0R9, 3.4.0.0R12 and 4.2.0.0R7. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13527?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Lantronix Sgx Firmware, Lantronix Xport Edge Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13527 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-2020-13527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f34x-833g-jcxv.