Intel Server Board/Server System/Compute Module up to 1.58 improper authentication

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 1.58. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-8713. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 1.58 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper authentication for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

The weakness was shared 08/13/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-8713 since 02/06/2020. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-159802, VDB-159803, VDB-159804 and VDB-159805 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Compute Module
• Server Board
• Server System

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52
• 1.53
• 1.54
• 1.55
• 1.56
• 1.57
• 1.58

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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