Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Aterm HC100RC by NEC
CVE-2018-0637

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nec Corporation

Status
Hc100rc
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 January 2019

What is CVE-2018-0637?

The Aterm HC100RC router from NEC contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker with administrator rights to execute arbitrary operating system commands. This is facilitated through the export.cgi interface by exploiting the encKey parameter. If left unaddressed, this weakness may lead to unauthorized access and potential compromise of the device.

Affected Version(s)

HC100RC Ver1.0.1 and earlier

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN84825660/index.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv18-011.html
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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