CVE-2018-12981

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered on WAGO e!DISPLAY 762-3000 through 762-3003 devices with firmware before FW 02. The vulnerability can be exploited by authenticated and unauthenticated users by sending special crafted requests to the web server allowing injecting code within the WBM. The code will be rendered and/or executed in the browser of the user's browser.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.72% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory vde.com Third-Party Advisory us-cert.gov Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory sec-consult.com Third-Party Advisory wago.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-010 third party advisory
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-via-multiple-attack-vectors-in-wago-edisplay/ third party advisory exploit
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-02 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.wago.com/medias/SA-WBM-2018-004.pdf?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8MjgyNzYwfGFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL3BkZnxoMWUvaDg4LzkzNjE3NTIxOTUxMDIucGRmfDU1NmJkYjEzNDY0ZGU4OWQ1OTMyMjUwNTlmZTI0MzgwNDQ1MDY1YzU3OWRmZDk1NzYzODAwMDI3ODg1NDJlZjU third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45014/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/38 mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12981?
CVE-2018-12981 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12981?
To fix CVE-2018-12981, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12981 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12981 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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