8.1
HIGH
CVE-2018-4062
Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 Hard-Coded Credentials Exposure
Description

A hard-coded credentials vulnerability exists in the snmpd function of the Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. Activating snmpd outside of the WebUI can cause the activation of the hard-coded credentials, resulting in the exposure of a privileged user. An attacker can activate snmpd without any configuration changes to trigger this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

May 6, 2019, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 8, 2019, 5:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4062 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sierrawireless airlink_es450_firmware
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-2018-4062.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152647/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-SNMPD-Hard-Coded-Credentials.html Exploit VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0747 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4062 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152647/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-SNMPD-Hard-Coded-Credentials.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152647/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-SNMPD-Hard-Coded-Credentials.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0747 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0747 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:airlink_es450_firmware:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:airlink_es450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152647/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-SNMPD-Hard-Coded-Credentials.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.28 }} -0.52%

score

0.86040

percentile

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