CVE-2018-15515

Public Exploit

Description

The CaptivelPortal service on D-Link Central WiFiManager CWM-100 1.03 r0098 devices will load a Trojan horse "quserex.dll" from the CaptivelPortal.exe subdirectory under the D-Link directory, which allows unprivileged local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/29	mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150244/D-LINK-Central-WifiManager-CWM-100-1.03-r0098-DLL-Hijacking.html	third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15515?: CVE-2018-15515 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15515?: To fix CVE-2018-15515, 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-2018-15515 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-15515 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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