CVE-2020-21991 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and gain admin access by manipulating the autologin parameter in the management interface.

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-2020-21991?

CVE-2020-21991 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

AVE DOMINAplus <=1.10.x suffers from an authentication bypass vulnerability due to missing control check when directly calling the autologin GET parameter in changeparams.php script. Setting the autologin value to 1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to permanently disable the authentication security control and access the management interface with admin privileges without providing credentials.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-21991?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Ave 53ab-Wbs Firmware, Ave Dominaplus, Ave Ts01 Firmware, Ave Ts03x-v Firmware, Ave Ts04x-v Firmware, Ave Ts05 Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-21991?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-21991 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-2020-21991 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-21991 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9c5r-2fv8-6qm7.

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