What is CVE-2018-17497?

CVE-2018-17497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-17497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17497 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass

CVE-2018-17497

eVisitorPass contains default administrative credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain full access to the application.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass — versions 1.5.5.2
Visitorpass Evisitorpass — versions 1.5.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nutc4k3/amazing-iot-security

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17497?: CVE-2018-17497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17497 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.