Vulnerability in Circontrol Open Charge Point Protocol

CVE-2018-16669

An issue was discovered in CIRCONTROL Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) before 1.5.0, as used in CirCarLife, PowerStudio, and other products. Due to storage of credentials in XML files, an unprivileged user can look at /services/config/config.xml for the admin credentials of the ocpp and circarlife panels.

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16669?
CVE-2018-16669 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Circontrol Open Charge Point Protocol, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-16669?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16669 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.