CVE-2018-17532

Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.04.233 are prone to multiple unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerabilities in autologin.cgi and…

published October 15, 2018

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.4th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
71%
Percentile
99.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ A crafty little command injection is lurking in Teltonika RUT9XX routers! 🚨 If your firmware is before version 00.04.233, you could be at risk! Think of your router as a café where patrons can place orders. If the barista doesn’t double-check the menu before fulfilling a request, a customer could sneak in an order for something wild—like a flaming dessert salad! 🍰✨ With this vulnerability, remote attackers could potentially execute arbitrary commands with root privileges! This means they could take control of your router, snoop on your traffic, or worse—install malicious software. Protecting your network is essential!

Put simply

Think of your router as a café where patrons can place orders. If the barista doesn’t double-check the menu before fulfilling a request, a customer could sneak in an order for something wild—like a flaming dessert salad! 🍰✨ The issue arises from insufficient user input sanitization in the autologin.cgi and hotspotlogin.cgi scripts, allowing attackers to inject harmful system commands without any authentication.

What to do

With this vulnerability, remote attackers could potentially execute arbitrary commands with root privileges! This means they could take control of your router, snoop on your traffic, or worse—install malicious software. Protecting your network is essential! To protect yourself, upgrade your firmware to version 00.04.233 or later immediately. Additionally, consider implementing firewalls and monitoring systems to track unauthorized access attempts. You've got this! Secure your router today, and keep those cyber-baddies at bay! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.70659 · 99.4th percentile
Published
2018-10-15T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 SEP 03:15Z
    EPSS moved 71% → 60%
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  • 06 SEP 03:11Z
    EPSS moved 71% → 60%
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  • 30 AUG 16:00Z
    EPSS moved 60% → 71%
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  • 29 AUG 04:35Z
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  • 15 OCT 19:00Z
    Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.04.233 are prone to multiple unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerabilities in autologin.cgi and…
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