# CVE-2020-3144: Cisco RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on affected Cisco routers.

- **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:** 16 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4g9m-q8c4-5m6x

## What is CVE-2020-3144?

CVE-2020-3144 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Rv110w Firmware, published on 16 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, RV130 VPN Router, RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with administrative commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper session management on affected devices. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative access on the affected device.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3144?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Cisco Rv110w Firmware, Cisco Rv130 Firmware, Cisco Rv130w Firmware, Cisco Rv215w Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-3144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-3144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Rv110w Firmware

- [CVE-2022-20825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20825/): Command injection in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1459/): Command injection in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-1663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1663/): Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Remote Command Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0425/): Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Information Disclosure Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0426/): Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Directory Traversal Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-3144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-3144 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Rv110w Firmware, published on 16 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-2020-3144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Rv110w Firmware. 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-2020-3144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3144

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