CVE-2020-8126 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A privilege escalation in the EdgeSwitch prior to version 1.7.1, an CGI script don't fully sanitize the user input resulting in local commands execution, allowing an operator user (Privilege-1) to escalate privileges and became administrator (Privilege-15).

Published: 2020-02-07

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

n/a

EdgeSwitch

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.7.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ui:edgeswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2020-29033	A privilege escalation in the EdgeSwitch prior to version 1.7.1, an CGI script don't fully sanitize the user input resulting in local commands execution, allowing an operator user (Privilege-1) to escalate privileges and became administrator (Privilege-15).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00517.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/197958

History

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Subscriptions

Ui Edgeswitch

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2020-02-07T14:56:17.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:48:25.653Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8126

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-07T15:15:11.867

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:54.373

Link: CVE-2020-8126

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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