CVE-2020-5721
MikroTik WinBox Unprivileged Password Disclosure
Description
MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.
INFO
Published Date :
April 15, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2020-5721.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-5721 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-23 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-522 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:winbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.22
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-5721 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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-2020-5721
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} -0.01%
score
0.20012
percentile