Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in TOS - CVE-2020-28186
Published: December 24, 2020 / Updated: January 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49692
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-2020-28186
CWE-ID: CWE-640
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to takeover the account.
The vulnerability exists due to the email injection in the forget password functionality. A remote attacker can achieve account takeover.
Affected software
TOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28186
Install updates from vendor's website.
TOS - update to 4.2.07