Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450
CVE-2018-4072

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Sierrawireless

Status
Sierra Wireless
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 May 2019

What is CVE-2018-4072?

A permission assignment flaw exists in the ACEManager component of the Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450, which enables authenticated users to manipulate configuration settings without sufficient restrictions. The vulnerability arises from the EmbeddedAceSet_Task.cgi functionality, where after discovering the MSCIID, an attacker can exploit the /cgi-bin/Embedded_Ace_Set_Task.cgi endpoint to make unauthorized configuration changes, potentially compromising the device's integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS...
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EPSS Score

43% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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