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CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Improper authentication in CirCarLife allows PLC status disclosure via /html/devstat.html.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
zdt
zdt
CirCarLife SCADA 4.3.0 - Credential Disclosure Exploit
16 Sep 201800:00
–zdt
circl
Circl
CVE-2018-16670
8 Jul 202521:02
–circl
cnvd
CNVD
CirCarlife Scada Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-19569)
19 Sep 201800:00
–cnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2018-16670
18 Sep 201820:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2018-16670
18 Sep 201820:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
CirCarLife SCADA 4.3.0 - Credential Disclosure
12 Sep 201800:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack
exploitpack
CirCarLife SCADA 4.3.0 - Credential Disclosure
12 Sep 201800:00
–exploitpack
kitploit
Kitploit
Exploits
9 Oct 202617:09
–kitploit
kittysploit
KittySploit
CirCarLife Auth Bypass (CVE-2018-16670)
5 Oct 202614:20
–kittysploit
nuclei
Nuclei
CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication
14 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""CirCarLife before 4."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication Detection',
        'description': 'CirCarLife before 4.3 is susceptible to improper authentication. A PLC status disclosure exists due to lack of authentication for /html/devstat.html. An attacker can obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2018', 'scada', 'plc', 'iot', 'disclosure', 'edb', 'circarlife', 'circontrol', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['exploits/linux/http/circarlife_cve_2018_16670_auth_bypass'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45384',
            'https://github.com/SadFud/Exploits/tree/master/Real%20World/Suites/cir-pwn-life',
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45384/',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16670',
            'https://github.com/20142995/sectool',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2018-16670',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/services/user/values.xml?var=STATUS', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_all = ('<values><variable><id>', 'Reader.STATUS',)
        header_any = ('CirCarLife Scada',)
        if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication detected",
                path='/services/user/values.xml?var=STATUS',
            )
            return True
        return False

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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 25
CVSS 35.3
EPSS0.24568
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