Auth bypass in Ge Rt430
CVE-2020-12017
GE Grid Solutions Reason RT Clocks, RT430, RT431, and RT434, all firmware versions prior to 08A05. The device’s vulnerability in the web application could allow multiple unauthenticated attacks that could cause serious impact. The vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands and send a request to a specific URL that could cause the device to become unresponsive. The unauthenticated attacker may change the password of the 'configuration' user account, allowing the attacker to modify the configuration of the device via the web interface using the new password. This vulnerability may also allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the authentication required to configure the device and reboot the system.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.023 (81.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ge Rt430
- Ge Rt430_firmware
- Ge Rt431
- Ge Rt431_firmware
- Ge Rt434
- Ge Rt434_firmware
- N/a Ge Grid Solutions Reason Rt Clocks — versions RT430, RT431, and RT434, all firmware versions prior to 08A05
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12017?
- CVE-2020-12017 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Rt430, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12017?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.