CVE-2018-16591

Public Exploit

Description

FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices allow unauthenticated users to change the password for the Admin, Log and Service accounts, as well as the password for the protected "SMS" panel via /cgi-bin/sm_changepassword.cgi and /cgi-bin/sm_sms_changepasswd.cgi.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.93% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory cyberskr.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cyberskr.com/blog/furuno-felcom.html third party advisory exploit technical description
https://gist.github.com/CyberSKR/2c30d964d48b5e1518ded88bd953b710 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16591?
CVE-2018-16591 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16591?
To fix CVE-2018-16591, 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-2018-16591 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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