CVE-2018-15481 describes an improper input sanitization vulnerability in UCOPIA Wireless Appliance firmware versions 5.1.x before 5.1.13. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to escape the restricted administration shell and escalate privileges by manipulating the SSH configuration. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ucopia:wireless_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.