CVE-2018-15557
Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Se descubrió un problema en el controlador WiFi Quantenna en dispositivos Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22. Un atacante puede establecer su IP de forma estática a cualquier cosa en la subred 169.254.1.0/24 y obtener acceso al root conectándose al puerto 23.2 de 169.254.1.2 con telnet / netcat.
Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q with firmware 1.1.02.22 suffers from both local and remote privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-08-19 CVE Reserved
- 2019-06-12 CVE Published
- 2024-07-25 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html | 2024-08-05 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Actiontec Search vendor "Actiontec" | Web6000q Firmware Search vendor "Actiontec" for product "Web6000q Firmware" | 1.1.02.22 Search vendor "Actiontec" for product "Web6000q Firmware" and version "1.1.02.22" | - |
Affected
| in | Actiontec Search vendor "Actiontec" | Web6000q Search vendor "Actiontec" for product "Web6000q" | - | - |
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