THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-16059
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-16059

Wirelesshart Fieldgate Swg70 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
29.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Endress+Hauser WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.x devices allow Directory Traversal via the fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi filename parameter.
Affected vendor
Endress
Affected product
Wirelesshart Fieldgate Swg70 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-09-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 29.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-16059

  • Confirm whether Endress Wirelesshart Fieldgate Swg70 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-16059.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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