When was CVE-2018-12979 disclosed?

CVE-2018-12979 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 12, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-12979 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-12979 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 89.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12979?

CVE-2018-12979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-12979?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-12979, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2018-12979

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekWeaponized

6.5

An issue was discovered on WAGO e!DISPLAY 762-3000 through 762-3003 devices with firmware before FW 02. Weak permissions allow an authenticated user to overwrite critical files by abusing the unrestricted file upload in the WBM.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 89.7%
KEV: Not listed

References (12)

cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/38
cve@mitrehttps://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-010
cve@mitrehttps://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-02
cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45014/
cve@mitrehttps://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-via-multiple-attack-vectors-in-wago-edisplay/
cve@mitrehttps://www.wago.com/medias/SA-WBM-2018-004.pdf?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8MjgyNzYwfGFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL3BkZnxoMWUvaDg4LzkzNjE3NTIxOTUxMDIucGRmfDU1NmJkYjEzNDY0ZGU4OWQ1OTMyMjUwNTlmZTI0MzgwNDQ1MDY1YzU3OWRmZDk1NzYzODAwMDI3ODg1NDJlZjU
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/38
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-010
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-02
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45014/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-via-multiple-attack-vectors-in-wago-edisplay/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wago.com/medias/SA-WBM-2018-004.pdf?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8MjgyNzYwfGFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL3BkZnxoMWUvaDg4LzkzNjE3NTIxOTUxMDIucGRmfDU1NmJkYjEzNDY0ZGU4OWQ1OTMyMjUwNTlmZTI0MzgwNDQ1MDY1YzU3OWRmZDk1NzYzODAwMDI3ODg1NDJlZjU

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