CVE-2018-15557

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-06-27 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:08

NVD link : CVE-2018-15557

Mitre link : CVE-2018-15557

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-15557

JSON object : View

Products Affected

actiontec

web6000q
web6000q_firmware

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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