CVE-2018-18871 is a critical vulnerability affecting Gigaset Maxwell Basic VoIP phones with firmware 2.22.7, stemming from a missing password verification in the web interface. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker within the same network to change the administrator password, leading to full compromise of the device. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.22.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gigasetpro:maxwell_basic_firmware:2.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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