CVE-2018-15556

The Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 allows login with root level access with the user "root" and an empty password by using the enabled onboard UART headers.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:actiontec:web6000q_firmware:1.1.02.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:actiontec:web6000q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-06-27 10:15

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:35

NVD link : CVE-2018-15556

Mitre link : CVE-2018-15556

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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Products Affected

actiontec

web6000q
web6000q_firmware

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