CVE-2018-17440 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 38.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin). Taking advantage of this, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading any file in the web root directory and then accessing it via a request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 38.47% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-434 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-10-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dlink | central wifimanager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | D-Link Central WiFiManager Software Controller 1.03 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2018-10-05 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11
- https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/
- https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilities
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11
- https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/
- https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilities
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