CVE-2020-15062
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDIGITUS DA-70254 4-Port Gigabit Network Hub 2.073.000.E0008 devices allow an attacker on the same network to elevate privileges because the administrative password can be discovered by sniffing unencrypted UDP traffic.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe DIGITUS DA-70254 4-Port Gigabit Network Hub transmits administrative credentials in unencrypted UDP packets on the local network. An attacker with network proximity can sniff these packets to discover the admin password and gain elevated privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.073.000.e0008CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelLocate the device physically or check its web administration interface for the model number. The affected device is the DIGITUS DA-70254 4-Port Gigabit Network Hub.Affected if The device model is not Digitus DA-70254 (the vulnerability does not apply to other devices)
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Check the firmware versionAccess the device's web-based administration panel or check the device documentation/label for the firmware version. Look for a version string such as 2.073.000.e0008.Affected if The firmware version matches exactly 2.073.000.e0008 (this is the only affected version per the provided data)
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Verify UDP traffic contains administrative credentialsUse a network packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or tcpdump) on the same local network segment as the device. Monitor UDP packets transmitted by the device. Look for plaintext administrative usernames and passwords in the packet payload.Affected if Administrative credentials (username/password) are visible in plaintext within UDP packets transmitted by the device
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Confirm admin interface accessibilityCheck if the device's web management interface is accessible over HTTP (port 80) rather than only over HTTPS or other encrypted protocols.Affected if The admin interface is accessible over unencrypted HTTP
You are affected if you have a Digitus DA-70254 device running firmware version 2.073.000.e0008 and administrative credentials can be observed in plaintext UDP traffic on your local network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the device with a secure alternative that supports encrypted management protocols (HTTPS, SSH), or implement network segmentation to isolate the device and restrict access to trusted personnel only.
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