Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets a malicious website abuse a logged-in administrator’s browser to change WANWorx WVR-30 settings, including creating a superuser account. It requires the administrator to visit attacker-controlled content while authenticated. Business risk is concentrated in organizations still running Ecessa WANWorx WVR-30 firmware before 10.7.4.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted administrative compromise risk, not a mass exploitation emergency based on provided evidence. Prioritize remediation where WANWorx WVR-30 manages critical connectivity, has exposed administration, or is administered from shared browsing environments.
Technical view
CVE-2018-25151 is a CWE-352 cross-site request forgery issue in Ecessa WANWorx WVR-30 before 10.7.4. The source description says administrative requests lacked request validation, enabling unintended administrative actions through a crafted web page. CVSS v4 is 5.1 medium: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, but user interaction is required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Ecessa WANWorx WVR-30 appliances running firmware before 10.7.4, especially where administrators access the management interface from general browsing workstations. Internet exposure of the admin interface would increase operational risk, but the source bundle does not confirm internet-wide exploitation.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference exists, but the CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided data. Exploitation requires social engineering or content delivery to an authenticated administrator. The vulnerability is less suitable for fully automated compromise than unauthenticated remote code execution, but account creation could enable deeper control.
Researcher notes
The provided sources identify CSRF enabling administrative actions and superuser creation. ExploitDB is cited as a public exploit reference, but active exploitation is not evidenced. There is some version-list ambiguity in the bundle, so validate final affected and fixed versions against Ecessa guidance before closure.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Ecessa WANWorx WVR-30 appliances and their firmware versions.
- Prioritize upgrade or remediation for versions before 10.7.4.
- Check Ecessa guidance for the supported fixed firmware and upgrade path.
- Restrict management access to trusted admin networks or VPNs.
- Avoid browsing untrusted sites from sessions authenticated to the appliance.
- Review administrator and superuser accounts for unauthorized additions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any WANWorx WVR-30 units are in the environment.
- Record firmware versions and compare them with the pre-10.7.4 affected range.
- Verify the management interface is not broadly exposed.
- Review logs and user lists for unexpected administrative account creation.
- Confirm CSRF protections or vendor remediation are present after update.
- Document compensating controls if immediate upgrade is not possible.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-44936CVE reference · exploit
- Ecessa Corporation Official WebsiteCVE reference · product
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.