Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-16158
Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.673
EPSS Ranking 98.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 10.0
References
- http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf
- https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html
- https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb
- http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf
- https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html
Products affected by CVE-2018-16158
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cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000:-
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cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000:-
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cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000:-
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cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:12.1.9.1
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cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:13.3.1.11
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cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:12.1.9.1
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cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:13.3.1.11
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cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:12.1.9.1
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cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:13.3.1.11