Improper Authentication in Huawei Secospace AntiDDoS8000
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-1864 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-287 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Huawei Secospace AntiDDoS8000 Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Huawei |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication
EUVDB-ID: #VU26212
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1864
CWE-ID:
CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in authentication process. A remote attacker needs to obtain some information and forge the peer device to send specific packets to the affected device, then can connect to affected devices and execute a series of commands.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsHuawei Secospace AntiDDoS8000: V500R001C00 - V500R005C00
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_secospace_antiddos8000:V500R001C00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_secospace_antiddos8000:V500R001C20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_secospace_antiddos8000:V500R001C60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200318-01-authentication-en
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
