CVE-2018-14783
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 · uneditedNetComm Wireless G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router (NWL-25) with firmware 2.0.29.11 and prior. A cross-site request forgery condition can occur, allowing an attacker to change passwords of the device remotely.
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 confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in NetComm Wireless G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router (NWL-25) firmware 2.0.29.11 and prior allows remote attackers to inject malicious requests that change device passwords without the administrator's knowledge or consent.
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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<= 2.0.29.11CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 the device modelAccess the router web admin interface and navigate to the status or system information page to confirm the model is NetComm Wireless NWL-25. Alternatively, check device labeling or SNMP if available.Affected if The device is not a NetComm Wireless NWL-25 router.
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Determine the installed firmware versionLog into the router web interface and locate the firmware version displayed on the status, system, or about page. Compare the version number to 2.0.29.11.Affected if The firmware version is 2.0.29.11 or lower.
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Verify web administrative interface exposureDetermine if the router web management interface (typically on ports 80 or 443) is reachable from network segments outside the trusted administrative network, such as the WAN interface or untrusted LAN segments.Affected if The administrative web interface is accessible from untrusted networks without filtering.
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Confirm password change functionality existsAccess the router web interface and locate the password change or admin account settings page under the administration or system configuration sections.Affected if The password change functionality is present and accessible to authenticated administrators.
A user is affected if the device is a NetComm Wireless NWL-25 router running firmware version 2.0.29.11 or lower, with the web administrative interface exposed to network locations where an attacker could trick an authenticated administrator into submitting a malicious password change request.
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 to patched firmware when available; until then, restrict administrative access to trusted networks only and avoid browsing untrusted sites while authenticated to the router.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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