Critical severity · published Jul 15, 2020
CVE-2020-14501
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue
9.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain the information of the user table, including the administrator credentials in plain text. An attacker may also delete the administrator account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IV
Iview · Advantech
through 5.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14501
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14501
Third Party Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-859/
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