What is CVE-2018-0521?

CVE-2018-0521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buffalo Wxr-1900dhp2, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-0521?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Buffalo Wxr-1900dhp2

CVE-2018-0521

Buffalo WXR-1900DHP2 firmware Ver.2.48 and earlier allows an attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Buffalo Wxr-1900dhp2
Buffalo Wxr-1900dhp2_firmware
Buffalo Inc. Wxr-1900dhp2 — versions firmware Ver.2.48 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0521?: CVE-2018-0521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buffalo Wxr-1900dhp2, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-0521?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.