CVE-2018-16158
Eaton Power Xpert Meter SSH Private Key Unrestricted Access
Description
Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 30, 2018, 5:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:52 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16158
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-16158.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-1188 CWE-798 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-320 CWE-320 CWE-798 CWE-1188 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html No Types Assigned https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added Reference https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb [Exploit, Third Party Advisory] Added CWE CWE-320 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.4.0.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.4.0.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.4.0.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16158 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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3.30 }} 1.61%
score
0.91466
percentile