7.2
HIGH
CVE-2020-29001
Geeni and Merkury Camera and Doorbell Default Credentials Authentication Bypass
Description

An issue was discovered on Geeni GNC-CW028 Camera 2.7.2, Geeni GNC-CW025 Doorbell 2.9.5, Merkury MI-CW024 Doorbell 2.9.6, and Merkury MI-CW017 Camera 2.9.6 devices. A vulnerability exists in the RESTful Services API that allows a remote attacker to take full control of the camera with a high-privileged account. The vulnerability exists because a static username and password are compiled into the ppsapp RESTful application.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 26, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-29001 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 Merkuryinnovations geeni_gnc-cw028_firmware
2 Merkuryinnovations geeni_gnc-cw025_firmware
3 Merkuryinnovations merkury_mi-cw024_firmware
4 Merkuryinnovations merkury_mi-cw017_firmware
5 Merkuryinnovations geeni_gnc-cw028
6 Merkuryinnovations geeni_gnc-cw025
7 Merkuryinnovations merkury_mi-cw024
8 Merkuryinnovations merkury_mi-cw017
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-2020-29001.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/tj-oconnor/371d34342c0cc2be015cc89d6dc2bc66 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.mygeeni.com/hc/en-us Vendor Advisory
https://gist.github.com/tj-oconnor/371d34342c0cc2be015cc89d6dc2bc66 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.mygeeni.com/hc/en-us 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-29001 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-29001 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/tj-oconnor/371d34342c0cc2be015cc89d6dc2bc66
    Added Reference https://support.mygeeni.com/hc/en-us
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/tj-oconnor/371d34342c0cc2be015cc89d6dc2bc66 No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/tj-oconnor/371d34342c0cc2be015cc89d6dc2bc66 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.mygeeni.com/hc/en-us No Types Assigned https://support.mygeeni.com/hc/en-us Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:merkuryinnovations:geeni_gnc-cw028_firmware:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:merkuryinnovations:geeni_gnc-cw028:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:merkuryinnovations:geeni_gnc-cw025_firmware:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:merkuryinnovations:geeni_gnc-cw025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:merkuryinnovations:merkury_mi-cw024_firmware:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:merkuryinnovations:merkury_mi-cw024:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:merkuryinnovations:merkury_mi-cw017_firmware:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:merkuryinnovations:merkury_mi-cw017:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-29001 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.51 }} -0.16%

score

0.63724

percentile

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