CVE-2020-16134

Description

An issue was discovered on Swisscom Internet Box 2, Internet Box Standard, Internet Box Plus prior to 10.04.38, Internet Box 3 prior to 11.01.20, and Internet Box light prior to 08.06.06. Given the (user-configurable) credentials for the local Web interface or physical access to a device's plus or reset button, an attacker can create a user with elevated privileges on the Sysbus-API. This can then be used to modify local or remote SSH access, thus allowing a login session as the superuser.

8.0

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.13%

Vendor Advisory swisscom.ch Vendor Advisory swisscom.ch

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.swisscom.ch	vendor advisory
https://www.swisscom.ch/content/dam/swisscom/de/about/nachhaltigkeit/digitale-schweiz/sicherheit/bug-bounty/files/cve-2020-16134.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16134?: CVE-2020-16134 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16134?: To fix CVE-2020-16134, 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-2020-16134 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-16134 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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