What is CVE-2018-10167?

CVE-2018-10167 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Eap Controller, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-10167?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in TP-Link Eap Controller

CVE-2018-10167

The web application backup file in the TP-Link EAP Controller and Omada Controller versions 2.5.4_Windows/2.6.0_Windows is encrypted with a hard-coded cryptographic key, so anyone who knows that key and the algorithm can decrypt it. A low-privilege user could decrypt and modify the backup file in order to elevate their privileges. This is fixed in version 2.6.1_Windows.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tp-link Eap_controller — versions 2.5.4, 2.6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10167?: CVE-2018-10167 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Eap Controller, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-10167?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.