Vulnerability in Extremenetworks Aerohive Netconfig
CVE-2020-16152
The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0r8a allows attackers to execute PHP code as the root user via remote HTTP requests that insert this code into a log file and then traverse to that file.
EPSS: 0.350 (98.3th 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
- Extremenetworks Aerohive_netconfig — versions 10.0r8a
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16152?
- CVE-2020-16152 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Extremenetworks Aerohive Netconfig, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16152?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16152 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.