What is CVE-2019-16261?

CVE-2019-16261 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tripplite Pdumh15at, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-16261?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tripplite Pdumh15at

CVE-2019-16261

Tripp Lite PDUMH15AT 12.04.0053 and SU750XL 12.04.0052 devices allow unauthenticated POST requests to the /Forms/ directory, as demonstrated by changing the manager or admin password, or shutting off power to an outlet. NOTE: the vendor's position is that a newer firmware version, fixing this vulnerability, had already been released before this vulnerability report about 12.04.0053.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tripplite Pdumh15at
Tripplite Pdumh15at_firmware — versions 12.04.0053
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16261?: CVE-2019-16261 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tripplite Pdumh15at, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-16261?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.