CVE-2018-20218

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered on Teracue ENC-400 devices with firmware 2.56 and below. The login form passes user input directly to a shell command without any kind of escaping or validation in /usr/share/www/check.lp file. An attacker is able to perform command injection using the "password" parameter in the login form.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 36.86% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/48 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://zxsecurity.co.nz/research.html not applicable

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20218?
CVE-2018-20218 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20218?
To fix CVE-2018-20218, 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-2018-20218 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20218 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~37% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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