Resource exhaustion in Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For iOS
CVE-2020-37143
ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.
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: 0.004 (27.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For iOS — versions 5.0.25920
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48236 (exploit)
- download.cnet.com/proficyscada/3000-2064_4-75728256.html (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proficyscada-for-ios-password-denial-of-service (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37143?
- CVE-2020-37143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For iOS, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37143?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.