CVE-2018-16158
CVSS V2 High 10
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-16158
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-08-30T05:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-24T17:37:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 13.4.0.10 | |
| cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 13.4.0.10 | |
| cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 13.4.0.10 | |
| cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 10
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16158 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16158 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:30:08 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 11:36:41 | 2018-08-30T05:29Z | 2018-08-30T05:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 11:36:41 | 2020-08-24T17:37:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 11:36:41 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |