CVE-2020-23249

GigaVUE-OS (GVOS) 5.4 - 5.9 stores a Redis database password in plaintext.

Published: 2021-01-05 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-23249 is rated Low Risk (29.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-23249

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.37% +0.30%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.07% -0.81%
3 2022-04-01 0.89%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-23249

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
1.2 3.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-23249

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-23249

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gigamon gigavue-os >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.04 cpe:2.3:o:gigamon:gigavue-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gigamon gigavue-os >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.02 cpe:2.3:o:gigamon:gigavue-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gigamon gigavue-os >= 5.6.0, < 5.6.02 cpe:2.3:o:gigamon:gigavue-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gigamon gigavue-os >= 5.7.0, < 5.7.04 cpe:2.3:o:gigamon:gigavue-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gigamon gigavue-os >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.02 cpe:2.3:o:gigamon:gigavue-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gigamon gigavue-os >= 5.9.0, < 5.9.00.04 cpe:2.3:o:gigamon:gigavue-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-23249

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