What is CVE-2018-11476?

CVE-2018-11476 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vgate Icar 2 Wi-Fi Obd2, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-11476?

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

Is CVE-2018-11476 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Vgate Icar 2 Wi-Fi Obd2

CVE-2018-11476

An issue was discovered on Vgate iCar 2 Wi-Fi OBD2 Dongle devices. The dongle opens an unprotected wireless LAN that cannot be configured with encryption or a password. This enables anyone within the range of the WLAN to connect to the network without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11476?: CVE-2018-11476 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vgate Icar 2 Wi-Fi Obd2, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-11476?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-11476 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.