Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-14501

Title: Advantech iView Improper Authentication

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2020-14501.

CWE Category CWE-306
Published Date Jul 15, 2020
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.70%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-14501: Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain the information of the user table, including the administrator credentials in plain text. An attacker may also delete the administrator account.

Impacted Vendors

A
advantech 1
S
sophos 1

Reference Links

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-859/ https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-859/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-14501 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.