CVE-2021-20120 (GCVE-0-2021-20120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-21 16:27 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The administration web interface for the Arris Surfboard SB8200 lacks any protections against cross-site request forgery attacks. This means that an attacker could make configuration changes (such as changing the administrative password) without the consent of the user.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- Cross Site Request Forgery
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-45 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Arris SurfBoard SB8200 |
Affected:
AB01.02.053.01_112320_193.0A.NSH
|
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