CVE-2018-19168
Shell Metacharacter Injection in www/modules/save.php in FruityWifi (aka PatatasFritas/PatataWifi) through 2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted mod_name parameter in a POST request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Shell Metacharacter Injection in www/modules/save.php in FruityWifi (aka PatatasFritas/PatataWifi) through 2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted mod_name parameter in a POST request. NOTE: unlike in CVE-2018-17317, the attacker does not need a valid session.
- 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
- 6.51% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- fruitywifi project/fruitywifi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.1% on 21 September 2026 to 6.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://github.com/xtr4nge/FruityWifi/issues/250Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/xtr4nge/FruityWifi/issues/250Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.