CVE-2018-15557

An issue was discovered in the Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices. An attacker can statically set his/her IP to anything on the 169.254.1.0/24 subnet, and obtain root access by connecting to 169.254.1.2 port 23 with telnet/netcat.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.8 HIGH
ADJACENT_NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 85%
VendorProductVersion
actiontecweb6000q_firmware
1.1.02.22
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2