What is CVE-2020-5738?

CVE-2020-5738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grandstream Gxp1610, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-5738?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Grandstream Gxp1610

CVE-2020-5738

Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker uploads a specially crafted tar file to the HTTP /cgi-bin/upload_vpntar interface.

EPSS: 0.054 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Grandstream Gxp1610
Grandstream Gxp1610_firmware
Grandstream Gxp1615
Grandstream Gxp1615_firmware
Grandstream Gxp1620
Grandstream Gxp1620_firmware
Grandstream Gxp1625
Grandstream Gxp1625_firmware
Grandstream Gxp1628
Grandstream Gxp1628_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5738?: CVE-2020-5738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grandstream Gxp1610, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-5738?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.