Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series - CVE-2020-25196
Published: August 25, 2020 / Updated: October 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46002
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25196
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the authentication mechanism has no brute-force prevention. A remote attacker can launch a brute-force authentication attack and gain access to the target system.
Affected software
NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series
How to mitigate CVE-2020-25196
Install updates from vendor's website.
NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series - update to 2.2