Auth bypass in Ave 53ab-Wbs

CVE-2020-21991

AVE DOMINAplus <=1.10.x suffers from an authentication bypass vulnerability due to missing control check when directly calling the autologin GET parameter in changeparams.php script. Setting the autologin value to 1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to permanently disable the authentication security control and access the management interface with admin privileges without providing credentials.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-21991?
CVE-2020-21991 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ave 53ab-Wbs, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-21991?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.