CVE-2018-10578 is a critical vulnerability affecting WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15, and AP300 devices with firmware before 2.0.0.10. It stems from incorrect validation of the "old password" field in the change password form, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to bypass this validation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) without user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:ap200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.2.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:ap102_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.2.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:ap100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.0.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:ap300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.