What is CVE-2018-19168?

CVE-2018-19168 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fruitywifi Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-19168?

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

RCE in Fruitywifi Project

CVE-2018-19168

Shell Metacharacter Injection in www/modules/save.php in FruityWifi (aka PatatasFritas/PatataWifi) through 2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted mod_name parameter in a POST request. NOTE: unlike in CVE-2018-17317, the attacker does not need a valid session.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.065 (93.1th 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

Fruitywifi_project Fruitywifi
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19168?: CVE-2018-19168 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fruitywifi Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-19168?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.