CVE-2020-9024 Misconfiguration in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 17 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can modify world-writable root scripts to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Iteris Vantage Velocity devices.

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-2020-9024?

CVE-2020-9024 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Iteris Vantage Velocity Field Unit 2.3.1 and 2.4.2 devices have world-writable permissions for the /root/cleardata.pl (executed as root by crond) and /root/loadperl.sh (executed as root at boot time) scripts.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9024?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iteris Vantage Velocity Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-777c-xcpc-mxhx.