CVE-2018-4073

HIGH

Sierrawireless Airlink Es450 Firmware - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable Permission Assignment vulnerability exists in the ACEManager EmbeddedAceSet_Task.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. The the binary the endpoint /cgi-bin/Embeded_Ace_TLSet_Task.cgi is a very similar endpoint that is designed for use with setting table values that can cause an arbitrary setting writes, resulting in the unverified changes to any system setting. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request, or run the binary as any user, to trigger this vulnerability.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0756

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.3626
EPSS Percentile 97.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
sierrawireless/airlink_es450_firmware 4.9.3
Published May 06, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026