CVE-2020-6874
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 · uneditedA ZTE product is impacted by the cryptographic issues vulnerability. The encryption algorithm is not properly used, so remote attackers could use this vulnerability for account credential enumeration attack or brute-force attack for password guessing. This affects: ZXIPTV, ZXIPTV-WEB-PV5.09.08.04.
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 · moderate confidenceZTE ZXIPTV and ZXIPTV-WEB-PV5.09.08.04 contain a cryptographic vulnerability where the encryption algorithm is not properly implemented, allowing remote attackers to enumerate credentials or conduct brute-force password guessing attacks.
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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= zxiptv-web-pv5.09.08.04CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 ZTE ZXIPTV productAccess the web management interface or check the device/system information to confirm the product is ZTE ZXIPTV or ZXIPTV-WEBAffected if The product is ZTE ZXIPTV or ZXIPTV-WEB
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Determine the installed firmware versionCheck the firmware version through the web interface (typically in System Info, About, or Status page) or via CLI if availableAffected if The version is exactly zxiptv-web-pv5.09.08.04
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Verify the web authentication interface is exposedConfirm the ZXIPTV web management interface is accessible from the network (check IP binding and firewall rules)Affected if The web interface is network-accessible without proper restrictions
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Check for rate limiting on authentication endpointsInspect the web server configuration or proxy settings for any rate-limiting rules on login/ authentication pathsAffected if No rate limiting or account lockout policy is configured for authentication endpoints
The environment is affected if the installed ZXIPTV firmware version is exactly zxiptv-web-pv5.09.08.04 and the web authentication interface is network-accessible without compensating controls.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied patch from ZTE immediately. Implement account lockout policies and rate-limiting on authentication endpoints as temporary compensating controls until the patch is deployed.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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