CVE-2020-15833
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CVE-2020-15833 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access. EPSS estimates a 1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access. This key is stored in a /rom location that cannot be modified by the device owner.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mofinetwork | Mofi4500-4gxelte Firmware | 4.1.5-std |
References
- https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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