What is CVE-2020-25560?

CVE-2020-25560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sapphireims, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-25560?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sapphireims

CVE-2020-25560

In SapphireIMS 5.0, it is possible to use the hardcoded credential in clients (username: sapphire, password: ims) and gain access to the portal. Once the access is available, the attacker can inject malicious OS commands on “ping”, “traceroute” and “snmp” functions and execute code on the server. We also observed the same is true if the JSESSIONID is completely removed.

EPSS: 0.021 (80.0th 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

Sapphireims — versions 5.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25560?: CVE-2020-25560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sapphireims, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-25560?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.