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CVE-2018-15478

HIGH
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in myStrom WiFi Switch V1 before 2.66, WiFi Switch V2 before 3.80, WiFi Switch EU before 3.80, WiFi Bulb before 2.58, WiFi LED Strip before 3.80, WiFi Button before 2.73, and WiFi Button Plus before 2.73. The process of registering a device with a cloud account was based on an activation code derived from the device MAC address. By guessing valid MAC addresses or using MAC addresses printed on devices in shops and reverse engineering the protocol, an attacker would have been able to register previously unregistered devices to their account. When the rightful owner would have connected them after purchase to their WiFi network, the devices would not have registered with their account, would subsequently not have been controllable from the owner's mobile app, and would not have been visible in the owner's account. Instead, they would have been under control of the attacker.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wifi bulb firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.58Fixed in:2.58CVE-2018-15478derived from NVD
wifi button firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.73Fixed in:2.73CVE-2018-15478derived from NVD
wifi button plus firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.73Fixed in:2.73CVE-2018-15478derived from NVD
wifi led strip firmwareNVD
Affected:< 3.80Fixed in:3.80CVE-2018-15478derived from NVD
wifi switch eu firmwareNVD
Affected:< 3.80Fixed in:3.80CVE-2018-15478derived from NVD
wifi switch firmwareNVD
Affected:< 3.80Fixed in:3.80CVE-2018-15478derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days
54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.