6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
41.5%
CVSS v3 9.8
**ATTENTION:**Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit
**Vendor:**NetComm Wireless
**Equipment:**4G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router
Vulnerabilities: Information Exposure, Cross-site Request Forgery, Cross-site Scripting, Information Exposure through Directory Listing
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow for the exposure of sensitive information.
The following versions of the 4G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router (NWL-25), a cellular router, are affected:
3.2.1 INFORMATION EXPOSURE CWE-200
The device allows access to configuration files and profiles without authenticating the user.
CVE-2018-14782 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
3.2.2 CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY CWE-352
A cross-site request forgery condition can occur, allowing an attacker to change passwords of the device remotely.
CVE-2018-14783 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
3.2.3 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF INPUT DURING WEB PAGE GENERATION (‘CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING’) CWE-79
The device is vulnerable to several cross-site scripting attacks, allowing a remote attacker to run arbitrary code on the device.
CVE-2018-14784 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
3.2.4 INFORMATION EXPOSURE THROUGH DIRECTORY LISTING CWE-548
The directory of the device is listed openly without authentication.
CVE-2018-14785 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Aditya K. Sood reported these vulnerabilities to NCCIC.
NetComm Wireless has released a new firmware version to mitigate the vulnerabilities. Affected users may download the firmware from: <https://support.netcommwireless.com/product/nwl-25#Firmware>
NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
NCCIC also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS-CERT website in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-14782
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web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-14785
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cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/548
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6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
41.5%