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CRITICAL
CVE-2020-16137
Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G SSH Privilege Escalation
Description

A privilege escalation issue in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G 1-4-4-0 through 1-4-5-7 allows attackers to reset the credentials for the SSH administrative console to arbitrary values. Note: We cannot prove this vulnerability exists. Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded. For more information on this, and how to upgrade, refer to the CVE’s reference information

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 12, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 4, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-16137 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-16137 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco unified_ip_conference_station_7937g_firmware
2 Cisco unified_ip_conference_station_7937g
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-16137.

URL Resource
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158818/Cisco-7937G-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/2020-08-07-Cisco-Unified-IP-Conference-Station-7937G/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7940g/end_of_life_notice_c51-729487.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

This exploit is an all-in-one tool for Cisco 7937G

Python

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 19, 2020, 5:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-16137 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-16137 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE unsupported-when-assigned
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A privilege escalation issue in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G 1-4-4-0 through 1-4-5-7 allows attackers to reset the credentials for the SSH administrative console to arbitrary values. Note: We cannot prove this vulnerability exists. Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded. For more information on this, and how to upgrade, refer to the CVE’s reference information. A privilege escalation issue in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G 1-4-4-0 through 1-4-5-7 allows attackers to reset the credentials for the SSH administrative console to arbitrary values. Note: We cannot prove this vulnerability exists. Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded. For more information on this, and how to upgrade, refer to the CVE’s reference information
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158818/Cisco-7937G-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158818/Cisco-7937G-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/2020-08-07-Cisco-Unified-IP-Conference-Station-7937G/ No Types Assigned https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/2020-08-07-Cisco-Unified-IP-Conference-Station-7937G/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7940g/end_of_life_notice_c51-729487.html No Types Assigned https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7940g/end_of_life_notice_c51-729487.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_ip_conference_station_7937g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.4.0 up to (including) 1.4.5.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_conference_station_7937g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7940g/end_of_life_notice_c51-729487.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.44 }} -1.21%

score

0.95022

percentile

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