CVE-2020-5739: grandstream gxp1610_firmware Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5739 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Code Injection vulnerability in grandstream gxp1610_firmware. EPSS estimates a 5.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-04-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker adds an OpenVPN up script to the phone's VPN settings via the "Additional Settings" field in the web interface. When the VPN's connection is established, the user defined script is executed with root privileges.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.