CVE-2020-24215
Attackers can use hard-coded credentials in HTTP requests to perform any administrative task on the device including retrieving the device's configuration (with the cleartext admin password), and uploading a custom firmware update, to ultimately achieve…
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Description
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. Attackers can use hard-coded credentials in HTTP requests to perform any administrative task on the device including retrieving the device's configuration (with the cleartext admin password), and uploading a custom firmware update, to ultimately achieve arbitrary code execution.
- 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
- 19.76% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- szuray/iptv\/h.264 video encoder firmware · szuray/iptv\/h.265 video encoder firmware · jtechdigital/h.264 iptv encoder 1080p\@60hz firmware · provideoinstruments/vecaster-hd-h264 firmware · provideoinstruments/vecaster-hd-hevc firmware · provideoinstruments/vecaster-4k-hevc firmware · provideoinstruments/vecaster-hd-sdi firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159601/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Backdoor-Password.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159601/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Backdoor-Password.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.