CVE-2020-15835

CRITICAL

Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std - Improper Authentication via Undocumented Root Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The authentication function contains undocumented code that provides the ability to authenticate as root without knowing the actual root password. An adversary with the private key can remotely authenticate to the management interface as root.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0167
EPSS Percentile 73.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
mofinetwork/mofi4500-4gxelte_firmware 4.1.5-std
Published Feb 01, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026