CVE-2018-19168 is a critical shell metacharacter injection vulnerability in FruityWifi (aka PatatasFritas/PatataWifi) versions up to 2.4, specifically within the www/modules/save.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by manipulating the mod_name parameter in a POST request. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical nature, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fruitywifi_project:fruitywifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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