CVE-2020-8282
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 security issue was found in EdgePower 24V/54V firmware v1.7.0 and earlier where, due to missing CSRF protections, an attacker would have been able to perform unauthorized remote code execution.
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 EdgePower 24V/54V firmware v1.7.0 and earlier lacks CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection mechanisms. This allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when triggered by an authenticated user browsing a malicious site, execute unauthorized commands on the affected device, leading to remote code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 1.7.0<= 1.7.0CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 EdgePower firmware versionAccess the device web interface or CLI and retrieve the current firmware version informationAffected if The firmware version is 1.7.0 or lower (24V or 54V model)
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Confirm the web administrative interface is enabledVerify that the HTTP/HTTPS management interface is accessible on the deviceAffected if The web interface is exposed and reachable on the network
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Inspect HTTP requests for CSRF protectionUse a browser developer tool or HTTP proxy to capture a request to the administrative interface and examine whether a CSRF token, anti-CSRF parameter, or unique session token is present in the request headers or bodyAffected if No CSRF token or anti-CSRF mechanism is found in the administrative requests
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Check response headers for SameSite cookie attributesInspect the Set-Cookie headers returned by the device web interface to see if SameSite attributes are configuredAffected if Cookies are set without SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax attributes
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Verify Origin or Referer header validationSubmit a crafted request from an external origin and observe whether the device rejects it due to missing or invalid Origin/Referer headersAffected if The device accepts and processes requests without validating the Origin or Referer header
The device is affected if it runs EdgePower firmware version 1.7.0 or earlier and its web administrative interface lacks CSRF token validation and origin header checks.
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 dataUpdate EdgePower firmware to a version newer than v1.7.0. If immediate patching is not possible, implement CSRF tokens and origin validation on all administrative interfaces.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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