VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-15833
The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access. This key is stored in a /rom location that cannot be modified by the device owner.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- mofinetwork/mofi4500-4gxelte firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.