What is CVE-2019-20047?

CVE-2019-20047 is a vulnerability discovered on Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 4760 and 8770 devices before 4.1.2, which allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the content of its own session files.

How does CVE-2019-20047 affect Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista devices?

CVE-2019-20047 affects Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 4760 and 8770 devices before 4.1.2 by exposing a web server misconfiguration that allows unauthorized access to session files.

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20047?

CVE-2019-20047 has a severity score of 7.5 (High).

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-20047?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-20047 by remotely accessing the vulnerable web server and retrieving the content of their own session files.

Is there a fix for CVE-2019-20047?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2019-20047 is to update Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista devices to version 4.1.2 or later.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-20047

high

7.5

CWE

522

27/12/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-20047

First published: Fri Dec 27 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered on Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 4760 devices, and 8770 devices before 4.1.2. An incorrect web server configuration allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the content of its own session files. Every session file contains the administrative LDAP credentials encoded in a reversible format. Sessions are stored in /sessions/sess_<sessionid>.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Al-enterprise Omnivista 4760
Al-enterprise Omnivista 8770	<4.1.12

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What is CVE-2019-20047?
CVE-2019-20047 is a vulnerability discovered on Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 4760 and 8770 devices before 4.1.2, which allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the content of its own session files.
How does CVE-2019-20047 affect Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista devices?
CVE-2019-20047 affects Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 4760 and 8770 devices before 4.1.2 by exposing a web server misconfiguration that allows unauthorized access to session files.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-20047?
CVE-2019-20047 has a severity score of 7.5 (High).
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-20047?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-20047 by remotely accessing the vulnerable web server and retrieving the content of their own session files.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-20047?
Yes, the fix for CVE-2019-20047 is to update Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista devices to version 4.1.2 or later.

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