What is CVE-2013-4862?

CVE-2013-4862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micasaverde Veralite, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2013-4862?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Micasaverde Veralite

CVE-2013-4862

MiCasaVerde VeraLite with firmware 1.5.408 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) update the firmware via the squashfs parameter to upgrade_step2.sh or (2) obtain hashed passwords via the cgi-bin/cmh/backup.sh page.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2020-01-28 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.037 (89.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Micasaverde Veralite
Micasaverde Veralite Firmware — versions 1.5.408

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/122654/MiCasaVerde-VeraLite-1.5.408-Traversal-Aut… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-019.txt (Exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27286 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4862?: CVE-2013-4862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micasaverde Veralite, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2013-4862?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.