What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-17533?

CVE-2018-17533 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-17533?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-17533. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.0%.

Rut900 Firmware CVE-2018-17533

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2018-10-15 cve@mitre.org

XSS Rut900 Firmware Rut950 Firmware Rut955 Firmware

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 15, 2018 - 19:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.05.01.1 are prone to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in hotspotlogin.cgi due to insufficient user input sanitization.

AnalysisAI

Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.05.01.1 are prone to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in hotspotlogin.cgi due to insufficient user input sanitization. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.05.01.1 are prone to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in hotspotlogin.cgi due to insufficient user input sanitization. Affected products include: Teltonika Rut900 Firmware, Teltonika Rut950 Firmware, Teltonika Rut955 Firmware. Version information: before 00.05.01.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.