CVE-2018-16705

Public Exploit

Description

FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices allow unauthenticated access to the xml/permission.xml file containing all of the system's usernames and passwords. This includes the Admin and Service user accounts and their unsalted MD5 hashes, as well as the SMS server password in cleartext.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
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/c00eabd6b1d5603d724b615ab358ff31 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16705?
CVE-2018-16705 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16705?
To fix CVE-2018-16705, 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-2018-16705 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16705 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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