Improper access control in PAC Project Basic and PAC Project Professional - CVE-2020-10612
Published: May 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27945
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10612
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Opto22
Affected software:
PAC Project Basic
PAC Project Professional
PAC Project Basic
PAC Project Professional
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the SoftPACAgent communicates with SoftPACMonitor over network Port 22000 without any restrictions. A remote attacker can control the SoftPACAgent service including updating SoftPAC firmware, starting or stopping service, or writing to certain registry values.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-10612
Install updates from vendor's website.