B420 FirmwareOperating system · Bosch

CVE-2022-47648

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-02-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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93/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
An Improper Access Control vulnerability allows an attacker to access the control panel of the B420 without requiring any sort of authorization or authentication due to the IP based authorization. If an authorized user has accessed a publicly available B420 product using valid credentials, an insider attacker can gain access to the same panel without requiring any sort of authorization. The B420 module was already obsolete at the time this vulnerability was found (The End of Life announcement was made in 2013).

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 confidence

The B420 module has an improper access control vulnerability where IP-based authorization is used instead of proper authentication. An attacker on the same network or with access to a publicly exposed B420 device can access the control panel without any credentials, bypassing all authorization checks.

MitigationSince the B420 is obsolete (EOL since 2013) with no vendor patch available, immediately isolate the device from public networks via firewall/ACLs, implement proper network segmentation, or replace with a supported device.

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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
B420 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 02.02.0001

CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Identify Bosch B420 devices on the network
    Scan network for devices responding to HTTP/HTTPS on typical Bosch device ports (typically port 80/443 or vendor-specific ports). Check device web interface for 'B420' model identifier in the header or device information page.
    Affected if A Bosch B420 device is found on the network with its web control panel accessible.
  2. Confirm firmware version is 02.02.0001
    Access the B420 device web interface and navigate to the firmware/version information page, or use SNMP/CLI if available to query the firmware build number.
    Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 02.02.0001.
  3. Verify network exposure of the control panel
    Check firewall rules, NAT configurations, or ACLs that allow access to the B420 device IP from outside the trusted internal network. Test access by attempting to reach the device from an untrusted network segment.
    Affected if The B420 control panel is reachable from networks other than a strictly isolated management VLAN.
  4. Test for unauthenticated access
    Attempt to access the B420 control panel URL (such as / or /login) directly via HTTP/HTTPS without providing any username or password. Observe if the dashboard or configuration pages load without authentication.
    Affected if The control panel loads or presents any functional interface without requiring credentials.

A user is affected if a Bosch B420 device running firmware 02.02.0001 has its control panel accessible over the network without authentication, allowing any attacker on the same network to bypass authorization entirely.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Since the B420 is obsolete (EOL since 2013) with no vendor patch available, immediately isolate the device from public networks via firewall/ACLs, implement proper network segmentation, or replace with a supported device.

Fix this in B420 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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