What is CVE-2018-6020?

CVE-2018-6020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Silextechnology Geh-500, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-6020?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Silextechnology Geh-500

CVE-2018-6020

In Silex SX-500 all versions and GE MobileLink(GEH-500) version 1.54 and prior, authentication is not verified when making certain POST requests, which may allow attackers to modify system settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Silextechnology Geh-500
Silextechnology Geh-500_firmware
Silextechnology Geh-sd-320an
Silextechnology Geh-sd-320an_firmware
Silextechnology Sd-320an
Silextechnology Sd-320an_firmware
Silextechnology Sx-500
Silextechnology Sx-500_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6020?: CVE-2018-6020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Silextechnology Geh-500, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-6020?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.