CVE-2020-28918

DualShield 5.9.8.0821 allows username enumeration on its login form. A valid username results in prompting for the password, whereas an invalid one will produce an "unknown username" error message.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2020-28918
https://deepnetsecurity.com/multi-factor-authentication/	Vendor Advisory
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2020-28918	Third Party Advisory
https://deepnetsecurity.com/multi-factor-authentication/	Vendor Advisory
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2020-28918	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:deepnetsecurity:dualshield:5.9.8.0821:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 May 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2020-28918 -

Information

Published : 2021-02-16 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-28918

Mitre link : CVE-2020-28918

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-28918

JSON object : View

Products Affected

deepnetsecurity

dualshield

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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