CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-12126 — Wavlink Wn530H4 Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

Multiple authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the /cgi-bin/ endpoint of the WAVLINK WN530H4 M30H4.V5030.190403 allow an attacker to leak router settings, change configuration variables, and cause denial of service via an unauthenticated endpoint.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-10-02
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Affected products

  • wavlink / wn530h4_firmware / m30h4.v5030.190403

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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