CVE-2018-17873 describes an incorrect access control vulnerability in WiFiRanger devices running firmware version 7.0.8rc3 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker on the adjacent network to read the SSH private key, enabling root access to the device. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wifiranger:wifiranger_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.