CVE-2018-12528
The backup/restore option does not check the file extension uploaded for importing a configuration files backup, which can lead to corrupting the router firmware settings or even the uploading of malicious files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on Intex N150 devices. The backup/restore option does not check the file extension uploaded for importing a configuration files backup, which can lead to corrupting the router firmware settings or even the uploading of malicious files. In order to exploit the vulnerability, an attacker can upload any malicious file and force reboot the router with it.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.47% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- intex/n150 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://securitywarrior9.blogspot.com/2018/06/malicious-file-upload-intex-router-n.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44933/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://securitywarrior9.blogspot.com/2018/06/malicious-file-upload-intex-router-n.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44933/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.