VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17743

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Improper input sanitization within the restricted administration shell on UCOPIA Wireless Appliance devices before 4.4.20, 5.0.x before 5.0.19, and 5.1.x before 5.1.11 allows authenticated remote attackers to escape the shell and escalate their privileges by uploading a .bashrc file containing the /bin/sh string. In some situations, authentication can be achieved via the bhu85tgb default password for the admin account.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references