What is CVE-2018-5071?

CVE-2018-5071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cobham Sea Tel 116, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-5071?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Cobham Sea Tel 116

CVE-2018-5071

Persistent XSS exists in the web server on Cobham Sea Tel 116 build 222429 satellite communication system devices: remote attackers can inject malicious JavaScript code using the device's TELNET shell built-in commands, as demonstrated by the "set ship name" command. This is similar to a Cross Protocol Injection with SNMP.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cobham Sea_tel_116
Cobham Sea_tel_116_firmware — versions 222429
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5071?: CVE-2018-5071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cobham Sea Tel 116, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-5071?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.