Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9477
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered on HUMAX HGA12R-02 BRGCAA 1.1.53 devices. A vulnerability in the authentication functionality in the web-based interface could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to capture packets at the time of authentication and gain access to the cleartext password. An attacker could use this access to create a new user account or control the device.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://uk.humaxdigital.com/network/hga12r-02/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://medium.com/%40rsantos_14778/info-disclosure-cve-2020-9477-29d0ca48d4fa x_refsource_MISC