What is CVE-2020-15483?

CVE-2020-15483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Niscomed M1000 Multipara Patient Monitor, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-15483?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Niscomed M1000 Multipara Patient Monitor

CVE-2020-15483

An issue was discovered on Nescomed Multipara Monitor M1000 devices. The physical UART debug port provides a shell, without requiring a password, with complete access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Niscomed M1000_multipara_patient_monitor
Niscomed M1000_multipara_patient_monitor_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15483?: CVE-2020-15483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Niscomed M1000 Multipara Patient Monitor, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-15483?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.