CVE-2018-17441

MEDIUM

D-Link Central WiFi Manager <1.03r0100-Beta1 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-17441. PoCs published by Core Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates unauthenticated and authenticated remote code execution (RCE) via unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in D-Link Central WiFiManager Software Controller. It includes PoC code for uploading malicious PHP files via FTP and a web interface, leading to arbitrary command execution.

Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. The 'username' parameter of the addUser endpoint is vulnerable to stored XSS.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Core Security · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533

The exploit demonstrates unauthenticated and authenticated remote code execution (RCE) via unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in D-Link Central WiFiManager Software Controller. It includes PoC code for uploading malicious PHP files via FTP and a web interface, leading to arbitrary command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: D-Link Central WiFiManager Software Controller v1.03
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · FTP port 9000 accessible · Default credentials (admin/admin) for FTP
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0566
EPSS Percentile 92.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
dlink/central_wifimanager 1.00 - 1.03
Published Oct 08, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026