What is CVE-2018-14078?

CVE-2018-14078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wi2be Smart HP Wmt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-14078?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Wi2be Smart HP Wmt

CVE-2018-14078

Wi2be SMART HP WMT R1.2.20_201400922 allows unauthorized remote attackers to reset the admin password via the /ConfigWizard/ChangePwd.esp?2admin URL (Attackers can login using the "admin" username with password "admin" after a successful attack).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wi2be Smart_hp_wmt — versions r1.2.20_201400922
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14078?: CVE-2018-14078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wi2be Smart HP Wmt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-14078?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.