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MEDIUM
CVE-2020-8994
XIAOMI AI Speaker MDZ-25-DT Unauthenticated Root Access and Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered on XIAOMI AI speaker MDZ-25-DT 1.34.36, and 1.40.14. Attackers can get root shell by accessing the UART interface and then they can read Wi-Fi SSID or password, read the dialogue text files between users and XIAOMI AI speaker, use Text-To-Speech tools pretend XIAOMI speakers' voice achieve social engineering attacks, eavesdrop on users and record what XIAOMI AI speaker hears, delete the entire XIAOMI AI speaker system, modify system files, stop voice assistant service, start the XIAOMI AI speaker’s SSH service as a backdoor

INFO

Published Date :

March 5, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-8994 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-2020-8994 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 Mi mdz-25-dt_firmware
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-2020-8994.

URL Resource
https://github.com/Jian-Xian/CVE-POC/blob/master/CVE-2020-8994.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/soups2018posters-lau.pdf Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/yCadG38yZW8 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Updated: 4 months ago
10 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 28, 2020, 5:47 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8994 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-522 CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Jian-Xian/CVE-POC/blob/master/CVE-2020-8994.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/Jian-Xian/CVE-POC/blob/master/CVE-2020-8994.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/soups2018posters-lau.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/soups2018posters-lau.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://youtu.be/yCadG38yZW8 No Types Assigned https://youtu.be/yCadG38yZW8 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mi:mdz-25-dt_firmware:1.34.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mi:mdz-25-dt_firmware:1.40.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mi:mdz-25-dt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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Exploit Prediction

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

0.35 }} 0.10%

score

0.68787

percentile

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