CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-13527 — Lantronix Xport Edge Firmware security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 4.8

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Web Manager functionality of Lantronix XPort EDGE 3.0.0.0R11, 3.1.0.0R9, 3.4.0.0R12 and 4.2.0.0R7. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.8 (3.0)
Published
2020-12-18
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-352

Affected products

  • lantronix / xport_edge_firmware / 3.0.0.0
  • lantronix / xport_edge_firmware / 3.1.0.0
  • lantronix / xport_edge_firmware / 3.4.0.0
  • lantronix / xport_edge_firmware / 4.2.0.0
  • lantronix / sgx_firmware / 8.7.0.0
  • lantronix / sgx_firmware / 8.9.0.0

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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