What is CVE-2018-18871?

CVE-2018-18871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gigasetpro Maxwell Basic, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-18871?

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

Vulnerability in Gigasetpro Maxwell Basic

CVE-2018-18871

Missing password verification in the web interface on Gigaset Maxwell Basic VoIP phones with firmware 2.22.7 would allow a remote attacker (in the same network as the device) to change the admin password without authentication (and without knowing the original password).

EPSS: 0.017 (74.2th 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

Gigasetpro Maxwell_basic
Gigasetpro Maxwell_basic_firmware — versions 2.22.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18871?: CVE-2018-18871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gigasetpro Maxwell Basic, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-18871?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.