Is CVE-2020-8234 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8234 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8234?

CVE-2020-8234 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8234?

CVE-2020-8234 has an EPSS score of 3.41% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8234?

Upgrade edgemax firmware to 1.9.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8234

CRITICALEPSS 88th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability exists in The EdgeMax EdgeSwitch firmware <v1.9.1 where the EdgeSwitch legacy web interface SIDSSL cookie for admin can be guessed, enabling the attacker to obtain high privileges and get a root shell by a Command injection.

CWE-613

How to fix

Remediation Available

edgemax firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.9.1Fixed in:1.9.1CVE-2020-8234derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Product1

ui.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-613 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-2595	Critical	9.8	17%	-	-
CVE-2023-30403	High	7.5	14%	-	-
CVE-2020-27422	Critical	9.8	7.8%	-	-
CVE-2014-3616	Medium	4.3	5.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3144	Critical	9.1	5.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-24019	High	8.1	3.8%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.