CVE-2018-15515

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Published Jan 31, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The CaptivelPortal service on D-Link Central WiFiManager CWM-100 1.03 r0098 devices will load a Trojan horse "quserex.dll" from the CaptivelPortal.exe subdirectory under the D-Link directory, which allows unprivileged local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dlink:central_wifimanager:1.03_r0098:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7392	The CaptivelPortal service on D-Link Central WiFiManager CWM-100 1.03 r0098 devices will load a Trojan horse "quserex.dll" from the CaptivelPortal.exe subdirectory under the D-Link directory, which allows unprivileged local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.467% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150244/D-LINK-Central-WifiManager-CWM-100-1.03-r0098-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/29

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dlink Central Wifimanager

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 31, 2019, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:54 AM
Reserved: Aug 18, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 31, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

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