CVE-2018-17172
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 80th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
The web application on Xerox AltaLink B80xx before 100.008.028.05200, C8030/C8035 before 100.001.028.05200, C8045/C8055 before 100.002.028.05200, and C8070 before 100.003.028.05200 allows unauthenticated command injection.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
2.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 80th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 2730 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- altalink c8030 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink c8035 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink c8045 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink c8055 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink c8070 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink b8045 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink b8055 firmwareHardware Firmware
- altalink b8065 firmwareHardware Firmware
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
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