CVE-2018-19616

HIGH

Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor 1000 - Client-Side Access Control Bypass to Administrator Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-19616. PoCs published by Luca.Chiou.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an incorrect access control vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor 1000, where disabled buttons can be re-enabled via proxy manipulation, allowing attackers to add administrative users.

Description

An issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor 1000. An unauthenticated user can add/edit/remove administrators because access control is implemented on the client side via a disabled attribute for a BUTTON element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Luca.Chiou · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45937

The exploit describes an incorrect access control vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor 1000, where disabled buttons can be re-enabled via proxy manipulation, allowing attackers to add administrative users.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor 1000 1408-EM3A-ENT B
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the web interface · Ability to intercept/modify HTTP requests
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-050-04
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106333
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45937/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108538

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.3029
EPSS Percentile 98.0%
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 (1)
rockwellautomation/powermonitor_1000_firmware 1408-em3a-ent_b
Published Dec 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026