What is CVE-2018-16590?

CVE-2018-16590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Furuno Felcom 250, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-16590?

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

Auth bypass in Furuno Felcom 250

CVE-2018-16590

FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices use only client-side JavaScript in login.js for authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.024 (82.0th 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

Furuno Felcom_250
Furuno Felcom_250_firmware
Furuno Felcom_500
Furuno Felcom_500_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16590?: CVE-2018-16590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Furuno Felcom 250, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-16590?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.