CVE-2018-16061
SmartRTU devices allow XSS via the username parameter or PATH_INFO to login.php.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. SmartRTU devices allow XSS via the username parameter or PATH_INFO to login.php.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.03% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 October 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- mitsubishielectric/smartrtu firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.0% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164537/Mitsubishi-Electric-INEA-SmartRTU-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DEZQqfpIgcflY2cF6O0y7vtlWYe8WjjvExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164537/Mitsubishi-Electric-INEA-SmartRTU-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DEZQqfpIgcflY2cF6O0y7vtlWYe8WjjvExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.