Vulnerability in Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum Axel 720p
CVE-2018-12257
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. There is Authenticated Custom Firmware Upgrade via DNS Hijacking. An authenticated root user with CLI access is able to remotely upgrade firmware to a custom image due to lack of SSL validation by changing the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf to the attacker's server, and serving the expected HTTPS response containing new firmware for the device to download.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum_axel_720p
- Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum_axel_720p_firmware — versions 5.1.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12257?
- CVE-2018-12257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum Axel 720p, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12257?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12257 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.