Security News > 2020 > April > Botnet Targets Critical Vulnerability in Grandstream Appliance
2020-04-10 10:51
The Hoaxcalls botnet is actively targeting a recently patched SQL injection vulnerability in Grandstream UCM6200 series devices, security researchers warn.
Tracked as CVE-2020-5722 and rated critical severity, the vulnerability exists in the HTTP interface of the impacted IP PBX appliance.
For more than a week, the Hoaxcalls botnet has been targeting the vulnerability to ensnare affcted devices and abuse them for distributed denial of service attacks.
The botnet is also targeting Draytek Vigor routers to infect them via another critical vulnerability, Palo Alto Networks security researchers warn.
Hoaxcalls propagates itself by targeting vulnerabilities in the Grandstream and DrayTek devices.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-23 | CVE-2020-5722 | SQL Injection vulnerability in Grandstream Ucm6200 Firmware The HTTP interface of the Grandstream UCM6200 series is vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote SQL injection via crafted HTTP request. | 9.8 |