CVE-2020-15836

Description

An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The authentication function passes untrusted data to the operating system without proper sanitization. A crafted request can be sent to execute arbitrary commands as root.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.94% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory mofinetwork.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14	patch vendor advisory
https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/	third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15836?: CVE-2020-15836 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15836?: To fix CVE-2020-15836, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15836 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15836 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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