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CVE-2018-7301: Eq 3 Homematic Central Control Unit Ccu2 Firmware: Authentication bypass
CVE-2018-7301 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists Eq 3 Homematic Central Control Unit Ccu2 Firmware as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
eQ-3 AG HomeMatic CCU2 2.29.22 devices have an open XML-RPC port without authentication. This can be exploited by sending arbitrary XML-RPC requests to control the attached BidCos devices.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Affected products
- Eq 3 Homematic Central Control Unit Ccu2 Firmware: 2.29.22