Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in D-Link Central WiFi Manager - CVE-2018-17440
Published: October 8, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15170
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17440
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: D-Link
Affected software:
D-Link Central WiFi Manager
D-Link Central WiFi Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the web app includes an FTP server running on port 9000 with the default credentials admin/admin. A remote attacker can establish a connection to the server and upload a specially crafted PHP file to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to the web app includes an FTP server running on port 9000 with the default credentials admin/admin. A remote attacker can establish a connection to the server and upload a specially crafted PHP file to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17440
Update to version 1.03R0100-Beta1.