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Improper Access Control

CVE-2020-8157

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

UniFi Cloud Key firmware <= v1.1.10 for Cloud Key gen2 and Cloud Key gen2 Plus contains a vulnerability that allows unrestricted root access through the serial interface (UART).

  • LOW
  • PHYSICAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published