Path Traversal in Basetech Ge-131 Bt-1837836
CVE-2020-27553
In BASETech GE-131 BT-1837836 firmware 20180921, the web-server on the system is configured with the option “DocumentRoot /etc“. This allows an attacker with network access to the web-server to download any files from the “/etc” folder without authentication. No path traversal sequences are needed to exploit this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Basetech Ge-131 Bt-1837836
- Basetech Ge-131 Bt-1837836 Firmware — versions 20180921
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- infosec.rm-it.de/2020/11/04/basetech-ip-camera-analysis/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27553?
- CVE-2020-27553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Basetech Ge-131 Bt-1837836, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27553?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.