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critical 9.8

CVE-2017-14942 in the critical feed json

Intelbras WRN 150 devices allow remote attackers to read the configuration file, and consequently bypass authentication, via a direct reque…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-6419

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
60.9%
EPSS 60.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Intelbras WRN 150 devices allow remote attackers to read the configuration file, and consequently bypass authentication, via a direct request for cgi-bin/DownloadCfg/RouterCfm.cfg containing an admin:language=pt cookie.

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Exploit prediction

60.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Intelbras WRN 150 - Authentication Bypass nuclei detection template
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42916/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • whiteboyz.xyz http://whiteboyz.xyz/authentication-bypass-intelbras-wrn-150.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

Sources

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