CVE-2020-27553 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-27553

In BASETech GE-131 BT-1837836 firmware 20180921, the web-server on the...

Vulnerability Description

In BASETech GE-131 BT-1837836 firmware 20180921, the web-server on the system is configured with the option “DocumentRoot /etc“. This allows an attacker with network access to the web-server to download any files from the “/etc” folder without authentication. No path traversal sequences are needed to exploit this vulnerability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ge-131 bt-1837836 firmware
Vulnerable Versions:
20180921

Timeline

Official Publish: November 17th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.