What is CVE-2018-10168?

CVE-2018-10168 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Eap Controller, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-10168?

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

Privilege escalation in TP-Link Eap Controller

CVE-2018-10168

TP-Link EAP Controller and Omada Controller versions 2.5.4_Windows/2.6.0_Windows do not control privileges for usage of the Web API, allowing a low-privilege user to make any request as an Administrator. This is fixed in version 2.6.1_Windows.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.016 (72.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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-269 — Improper Privilege Management

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-2018-10168?: CVE-2018-10168 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Eap Controller, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-10168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.