CVE-2018-16158
Eaton Xpert Meter SSH Private Key Exposure Scanner
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.
Los dispositivos Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000 y 8000 en versiones anteriores a la 13.4.0.10 tienen una única clave privada SSH en las diferentes instalaciones de clientes y no restringen correctamente el acceso a dicha clave, lo que facilita que atacantes remotos realicen inicios de sesión SSH (a uid 0) mediante la opción PubkeyAuthentication.
Eaton Power Xpert Meters running firmware below version 12.x.x.x or below version 13.3.x.x ship with a public/private key pair that facilitate remote administrative access to the devices. Tested on: Firmware 12.1.9.1 and 13.3.2.10.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-08-30 CVE Reserved
- 2018-08-30 CVE Published
- 2020-08-24 First Exploit
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC
References (4)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb | 2020-08-24 | |
https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html | 2024-09-17 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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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 |
Eaton Search vendor "Eaton" | Power Xpert Meter 4000 Firmware Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 4000 Firmware" | < 13.4.0.10 Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 4000 Firmware" and version " < 13.4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Eaton Search vendor "Eaton" | Power Xpert Meter 4000 Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 4000" | - | - |
Safe
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Eaton Search vendor "Eaton" | Power Xpert Meter 6000 Firmware Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 6000 Firmware" | < 13.4.0.10 Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 6000 Firmware" and version " < 13.4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Eaton Search vendor "Eaton" | Power Xpert Meter 6000 Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 6000" | - | - |
Safe
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Eaton Search vendor "Eaton" | Power Xpert Meter 8000 Firmware Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 8000 Firmware" | < 13.4.0.10 Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 8000 Firmware" and version " < 13.4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Eaton Search vendor "Eaton" | Power Xpert Meter 8000 Search vendor "Eaton" for product "Power Xpert Meter 8000" | - | - |
Safe
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