# CVE-2020-7499: Missing authorization in U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification)

> Low-privileged users can make unauthorized changes to U.motion Servers and Touch Panels due to incorrect authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-grg5-9rjq-mrf9

## What is CVE-2020-7499?

CVE-2020-7499 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification), published on 16 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization vulnerability exists in U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification) which could cause unauthorized access when a low privileged user makes unauthorized changes.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7499?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Schneider-Electric Mtn6260-0310 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Mtn6260-0315 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Mtn6260-0410 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Mtn6260-0415 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Mtn6501-0001 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Mtn6501-0002 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification)

- [CVE-2020-7500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7500/): SQL injection in U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification) (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7499 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7499 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification), published on 16 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: U.motion Servers and Touch Panels (affected versions listed in the security notification). 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-2020-7499/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7499/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7499
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7499
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7499

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7499/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.