Auth bypass in Wavlink Wn530hg4
CVE-2020-10972
An issue was discovered where a page is exposed that has the current administrator password in cleartext in the source code of the page. No authentication is required in order to reach the page (a certain live_?.shtml page with the variable syspasswd). Affected Devices: Wavlink WN530HG4, Wavlink WN531G3, and Wavlink WN572HG3
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wavlink Wn530hg4
- Wavlink Wn530hg4 Firmware — versions m30hg4.v5030.191116
- Wavlink Wn531g3
- Wavlink Wn531g3 Firmware
- Wavlink Wn572hg3
- Wavlink Wn572hg3 Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/sudo-jtcsec/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2020-10972 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/sudo-jtcsec/Nyra (Broken Link)
- github.com/Roni-Carta/nyra (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
- github.com/sudo-jtcsec/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2020-10972-affected_devices (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10972?
- CVE-2020-10972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wn530hg4, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10972?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10972 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.