CVE-2020-24355
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CVE-2020-24355 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Zyxel VMG5313-B30B router on firmware 5.13(ABCJ.6)b3_1127, and possibly older versions of firmware are affected by insecure permissions which allows regular and other users to create new users with elevated privileges. This is done by changing "FirstIndex" field in JSON that is POST-ed during account creation. EPSS estimates a 2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Zyxel VMG5313-B30B router on firmware 5.13(ABCJ.6)b3_1127, and possibly older versions of firmware are affected by insecure permissions which allows regular and other users to create new users with elevated privileges. This is done by changing "FirstIndex" field in JSON that is POST-ed during account creation. Similar may also be possible with account deletion.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zyxel | Vmg5313-B30b Firmware | <= 5.13\(abcj.6\)b3_1127 |
References
- https://blog.somegeneric.ninja/Zyxel_VMG5153_B30BExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.somegeneric.ninja/Zyxel_VMG5153_B30B_part2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zyxel.com/support/security_advisories.shtmlVendor Advisory
- https://blog.somegeneric.ninja/Zyxel_VMG5153_B30BExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.somegeneric.ninja/Zyxel_VMG5153_B30B_part2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zyxel.com/support/security_advisories.shtmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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