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CVE-2020-11679

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 4, 2020 at 06:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorNextgen DVR FirmwareNextgen Dvr

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Castel NextGen DVR v1.0.0 is vulnerable to privilege escalation through the Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId functionality. Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId fails to check that the request was submitted by an Administrator. This allows a normal user to escalate their privileges by adding additional roles to their account.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Nextgen DVR Firmware· Castel
95%
1.0.0
castel-nextgen-dvr (same device)
Nextgen Dvr· Casteldevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157954/Castel-NextGen-DVR-1.0.0-Bypass-CSRF-Disclosure.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/8
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.securitymetrics.com/blog/attackers-known-unknown-authorization-bypass

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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