CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-9477

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Mar 04, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered on HUMAX HGA12R-02 BRGCAA 1.1.53 devices. A vulnerability in the authentication functionality in the web-based interface could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to capture packets at the time of authentication and gain access to the cleartext password. An attacker could use this access to create a new user account or control the device.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Hga12r-02_firmware Humaxdigital brgcaa1.1.53 (including) brgcaa1.1.53 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References