Weak password requirements in HD838 and HD438IR - CVE-2020-11624
Published: July 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31893
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11624
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack and guess the password.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected cameras do not require users to change the default password for the admin account. A remote authenticated attacker can perform a brute-force attack and disclose the default username within the login.js script.
Affected software
HD838
HD438IR
HD438IR
How to mitigate CVE-2020-11624
Install updates from vendor's website.
HD838 - update to 5.5.97_200220
HD438IR - update to 5.6.0_200307
HD438IR - update to 5.6.0_200307