What is CVE-2016-1518?

CVE-2016-1518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grandstream Wave, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-1518?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1518 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Grandstream Wave

CVE-2016-1518

The auto-provisioning mechanism in the Grandstream Wave app 1.0.1.26 and earlier for Android and Grandstream Video IP phones allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof provisioning data and consequently modify device functionality, obtain sensitive information from system logs, and have unspecified other impact by leveraging failure to use an HTTPS session for downloading configuration files from http://fm.grandstream.com/gs/.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Grandstream Wave
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cret@cert.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1518?: CVE-2016-1518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grandstream Wave, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-1518?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1518 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.