CVE-2020-10972 json
An issue was discovered where a page is exposed that has the current administrator password in cleartext in the source code of the page.
published 2020-05-07 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-3371
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered where a page is exposed that has the current administrator password in cleartext in the source code of the page. No authentication is required in order to reach the page (a certain live_?.shtml page with the variable syspasswd). Affected Devices: Wavlink WN530HG4, Wavlink WN531G3, and Wavlink WN572HG3
Exploit prediction
1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
References
-
github.com
/sudo-jtcsec/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2020-10972
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/sudo-jtcsec/Nyra
broken-link
-
github.com
/Roni-Carta/nyra
not-applicable, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/sudo-jtcsec/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2020-10972-affected_devices
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-10972
- NVD CVE-2020-10972
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