CVE-2020-22001

CRITICAL

HomeAutomation 3.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-22001. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in HomeAutomation 3.3.2 by spoofing the client IP address using the X-Forwarded-For header with a loopback IP address. The PoC includes a curl command to bypass authentication and access restricted content.

Description

HomeAutomation 3.3.2 suffers from an authentication bypass vulnerability when spoofing client IP address using the X-Forwarded-For header with the local (loopback) IP address value allowing remote control of the smart home solution.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by LiquidWorm · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47807

This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in HomeAutomation 3.3.2 by spoofing the client IP address using the X-Forwarded-For header with a loopback IP address. The PoC includes a curl command to bypass authentication and access restricted content.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HomeAutomation 3.3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · Ability to send HTTP requests with custom headers
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-2019-5557.php
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47807
Technical Description x_refsource_misc
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/290.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0341
EPSS Percentile 87.3%
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-290
Status published
Products (1)
homeautomation_project/homeautomation 3.3.2
Published Apr 27, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026