CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-27585

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Nov 30, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Quick Heal Total Security before 19.0 allows attackers with local admin rights to modify sensitive anti virus settings via a brute-attack on the settings password.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Total_security Quickheal * 19.00 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References