Auth bypass in Tendacn Ac18

CVE-2020-24987

Tenda AC18 Router through V15.03.05.05_EN and through V15.03.05.19(6318) CN devices could cause a remote code execution due to incorrect authentication handling of vulnerable logincheck() function in /usr/lib/lua/ngx_authserver/ngx_wdas.lu…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.031 (86.1th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24987?
CVE-2020-24987 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tendacn Ac18, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-24987?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24987 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.