CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-9023

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Feb 17, 2020 | Modified: Jul 21, 2021
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Iteris Vantage Velocity Field Unit 2.3.1 and 2.4.2 devices have two users that are not documented and are configured with weak passwords (User bluetooth, password bluetooth; User eclipse, password eclipse). Also, bluetooth is the root password.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Vantage_velocity_firmware Iteris 2.3.1 (including) 2.3.1 (including)
Vantage_velocity_firmware Iteris 2.4.2 (including) 2.4.2 (including)

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