CVE-2020-21999

Public Exploit

Description

iWT Ltd FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 suffers from an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability using default credentials. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands as the root user via the 'strInIP' POST parameter in pingTest PHP script.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.89% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory zeroscience.mk
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5525.php third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47066 third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-21999?
CVE-2020-21999 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-21999?
To fix CVE-2020-21999, 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-2020-21999 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-21999 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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