CVE-2018-17440
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an...
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin). Taking advantage of this, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading any file in the web root directory and then accessing it via a request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin). Taking advantage of this, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading any file in the web root directory and then accessing it via a request.
- Record
CVE-2018-17440- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin). Taking advantage of this, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading any file in the web root directory and then accessing it via a request.
- Record
CVE-2018-17440- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9193 No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin). Taking advantage of this, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading any file in the web root directory and then accessing it via a request.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9193- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8v4-m34m-jgj6
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an...
An issue was discovered on D-Link Central WiFi Manager before v 1.03r0100-Beta1. They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin). Taking advantage of this, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading any file in the web root directory and then accessing it via a request.
- Record
GHSA-m8v4-m34m-jgj6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | D-Link Central WiFiManager Software Controller 1.03 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2018-10-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17440 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dlink Central Wifimanager, published October 8, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/45533
secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilities
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11
securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17440
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8v4-m34m-jgj6