What is CVE-2020-28973?

CVE-2020-28973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abus Secvest Wireless Alarm System Fuaa50000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-28973?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Abus Secvest Wireless Alarm System Fuaa50000

CVE-2020-28973

The ABUS Secvest wireless alarm system FUAA50000 (v3.01.17) fails to properly authenticate some requests to its built-in HTTPS interface. Someone can use this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the system, such as usernames and passwords. This information can then be used to reconfigure or disable the alarm system.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.010 (58.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Abus Secvest_wireless_alarm_system_fuaa50000
Abus Secvest_wireless_alarm_system_fuaa50000_firmware — versions 3.01.17
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28973?: CVE-2020-28973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abus Secvest Wireless Alarm System Fuaa50000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-28973?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.