CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-15557

An issue was discovered in the Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices. An attacker can statically set his/her IP to anything on the 169.254.1.0/24 subnet, and obtain root access by connecting to 169.254.1.2 port 23 with telnet/netcat.

10 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2019-06-27 05:15

Updated : 2020-08-24 05:37

NVD link : CVE-2018-15557

Mitre link : CVE-2018-15557

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269