8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-8188
Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

We have recently released new version of UniFi Protect firmware v1.13.3 and v1.14.10 for Unifi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus and UniFi Dream Machine Pro/UNVR respectively that fixes vulnerabilities found on Protect firmware v1.13.2, v1.14.9 and prior according to the description below:View only users can run certain custom commands which allows them to assign themselves unauthorized roles and escalate their privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

July 2, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 9, 2020, 4:33 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8188 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 Ui unifi_protect_firmware
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2020-8188.

URL Resource
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-advisory-bulletin-012-012/1bba9134-f888-4010-81c0-b0dd53b9bda4 Vendor Advisory
https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Protect-1-13-3/f4be7d35-93a3-422b-8eef-122e442c00ba Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Protect-1-14-10/48a8dbdd-b872-47fa-bbde-1d24ddf5d5b5 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8188 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]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 09, 2020

    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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-advisory-bulletin-012-012/1bba9134-f888-4010-81c0-b0dd53b9bda4 No Types Assigned https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-advisory-bulletin-012-012/1bba9134-f888-4010-81c0-b0dd53b9bda4 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Protect-1-13-3/f4be7d35-93a3-422b-8eef-122e442c00ba No Types Assigned https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Protect-1-13-3/f4be7d35-93a3-422b-8eef-122e442c00ba Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Protect-1-14-10/48a8dbdd-b872-47fa-bbde-1d24ddf5d5b5 No Types Assigned https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Protect-1-14-10/48a8dbdd-b872-47fa-bbde-1d24ddf5d5b5 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_protect_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.13.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_protect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:unifi_protect_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.14.9 OR cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_cloud_key_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:unifi_dream_machine_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8188 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-2020-8188 weaknesses.

CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
Exploit Prediction

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

0.27 }} 0.08%

score

0.62454

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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