What is CVE-2018-18563?

CVE-2018-18563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Roche Accu-Chek Inform Ii, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2018-11-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-18563?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Roche Accu-Chek Inform Ii

CVE-2018-18563

An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial Number above 14000), CoaguChek Pro II before 04.03.00, CoaguChek XS Plus before 03.01.06, CoaguChek XS Pro before 03.01.06, cobas h 232 before 03.01.03 (Serial Number below KQ0400000 or KS0400000) and cobas h 232 before 04.00.04 (Serial Number above KQ0400000 or KS0400000). Improper access control to a service command allows attackers in the adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on the system through a crafted Poct1-A message.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.010 (58.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18563?: CVE-2018-18563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Roche Accu-Chek Inform Ii, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2018-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-18563?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.