CVE-2018-12257

Published Jun 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. There is Authenticated Custom Firmware Upgrade via DNS Hijacking. An authenticated root user with CLI access is able to remotely upgrade firmware to a custom image due to lack of SSL validation by changing the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf to the attacker's server, and serving the expected HTTPS response containing new firmware for the device to download.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4235 An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. There is Authenticated Custom Firmware Upgrade via DNS Hijacking. An authenticated root user with CLI access is able to remotely upgrade firmware to a custom image due to lack of SSL validation by changing the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf to the attacker's server, and serving the expected HTTPS response containing new firmware for the device to download.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 3:07 AM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM