CVE-2020-16257 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Winston 1.5.4 devices are vulnerable to command injection via the API.

Published: 2020-10-28

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:winstonprivacy:winston_firmware:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:winstonprivacy:winston:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-8218	Winston 1.5.4 devices are vulnerable to command injection via the API.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03695.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4
https://winstonprivacy.com/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Winstonprivacy Winston Winston Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-10-28T17:02:13.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:37:54.198Z

Reserved: 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16257

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-28T17:15:12.527

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:57:57.217

Link: CVE-2020-16257

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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