CVE-2018-17440
They expose an FTP server that serves by default on port 9000 and has hardcoded credentials (admin, admin).
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 38.47% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 5 October 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- dlink/central wifimanager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 27.3% on 21 September 2026 to 38.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.