Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17440
CVE-2018-17440
Description
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: < 1.03r0100-Beta1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspxnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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