CVE-2018-15478

HIGH

myStrom WiFi Switch and Button Firmware - Improper Authentication via MAC Address Activation Code Guessing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in myStrom WiFi Switch V1 before 2.66, WiFi Switch V2 before 3.80, WiFi Switch EU before 3.80, WiFi Bulb before 2.58, WiFi LED Strip before 3.80, WiFi Button before 2.73, and WiFi Button Plus before 2.73. The process of registering a device with a cloud account was based on an activation code derived from the device MAC address. By guessing valid MAC addresses or using MAC addresses printed on devices in shops and reverse engineering the protocol, an attacker would have been able to register previously unregistered devices to their account. When the rightful owner would have connected them after purchase to their WiFi network, the devices would not have registered with their account, would subsequently not have been controllable from the owner's mobile app, and would not have been visible in the owner's account. Instead, they would have been under control of the attacker.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0086
EPSS Percentile 53.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (6)
mystrom/wifi_bulb_firmware < 2.58
mystrom/wifi_button_firmware < 2.73
mystrom/wifi_button_plus_firmware < 2.73
mystrom/wifi_led_strip_firmware < 3.80
mystrom/wifi_switch_eu_firmware < 3.80
mystrom/wifi_switch_firmware < 2.66
Published Aug 30, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026