Rv180 Vpn Router FirmwareOperating system · Cisco
CVE-2016-1430
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco RV180 and RV180W devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuz48592.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in Cisco RV180 and RV180W routers allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted HTTP requests. The flaw exists in the web management interface and enables complete compromise of the device post-authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Rv180 Vpn Router FirmwareOperating system
all versions
Rv180w Vpn Router FirmwareOperating system
all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelAccess the router web interface or check physical device label to confirm the model is Cisco RV180 or RV180WAffected if Device model is RV180 or RV180W with any firmware version
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Check firmware versionLog into the web management interface and navigate to Status > System Summary to view the firmware version; or use SNMP or CLI to query the firmware versionAffected if Any firmware version is installed (all versions are affected)
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Verify web management interface is enabledCheck router configuration under Administration > Management > HTTP/HTTPS to confirm the web management interface is enabledAffected if HTTP or HTTPS management access is enabled on the device
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Check management interface accessibilityReview firewall rules and WAN access settings to determine if the web interface is reachable from untrusted networks; check Administration > Management > Management Access to see if WAN access is permittedAffected if Web management interface is accessible from outside trusted networks
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Verify authentication exposureConfirm whether default credentials are in use or if any user accounts with web management privileges exist on the deviceAffected if Any authenticated user account exists with access to the web management interface
If the device is a Cisco RV180 or RV180W with any firmware version and the web management interface is accessible and has at least one authenticated user account, the device is affected by CVE-2016-1430.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate firmware to latest Cisco release; if device is EOL, replace with supported hardware. Restrict management interface access to trusted IPs or disable WAN management access.
Fix this in Rv180 Vpn Router Firmware
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-1430 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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