CVE-2020-14501 Information

Description

Advantech iView versions 5.6 and prior has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain the information of the user table including the administrator credentials in plain text. An attacker may also delete the administrator account.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-859/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8