CVE-2020-21994

CRITICAL

AVE DOMINAplus <=1.10.x - Unauthenticated Credential Disclosure via /xml/authClients.xml

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-21994. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit discloses credentials by fetching an unprotected XML file (`/xml/authClients.xml`) from AVE DOMINAplus systems, allowing unauthenticated access to administrative login information. It parses the XML to extract usernames and passwords.

Description

AVE DOMINAplus <=1.10.x suffers from clear-text credentials disclosure vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to issue a request to an unprotected directory that hosts an XML file '/xml/authClients.xml' and obtain administrative login information that allows for a successful authentication bypass attack.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by LiquidWorm · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47819

This exploit discloses credentials by fetching an unprotected XML file (`/xml/authClients.xml`) from AVE DOMINAplus systems, allowing unauthenticated access to administrative login information. It parses the XML to extract usernames and passwords.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AVE DOMINAplus <= 1.10.x (Web Server Code 53AB-WBS, Touch Screen Code TS01, etc.)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5550.php
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47819
Technical Description x_refsource_misc
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0366
EPSS Percentile 88.2%
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-522
Status published
Products (7)
ave/53ab-wbs_firmware 1.10.62
ave/dominaplus 1.10.11 - 1.10.77
ave/ts01_firmware 1.0.65
ave/ts03x-v_firmware 1.10.45a
ave/ts04x-v_firmware 1.10.45a
ave/ts05_firmware 1.10.36
ave/ts05n-v_firmware
Published Apr 28, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026