Improper Certificate Validation in RT-AC1900P - CVE-2020-15498

 

Improper Certificate Validation in RT-AC1900P - CVE-2020-15498

Published: July 24, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31815
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15498
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing certification validation within the downloading firmware updates. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to sensitive information on the target system.


Affected software

RT-AC1900P

How to mitigate CVE-2020-15498

Install updates from vendor's website.

RT-AC1900P - update to 3.0.0.4.385_20253

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