CVE-2020-24246 describes a vulnerability in Peplink Balance devices prior to version 8.1.0rc1, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive PHP configuration files. This high-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact without user interaction. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations should still prioritize patching to mitigate the risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:balance_20x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:balance_310x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:mbx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:epx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:sdx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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