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CVE-2018-12979
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 7.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2018-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-732
Description
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.
Affected products
- WAGO 762-3000 Firmware: before 02 — fixed in 02
- WAGO 762-3001 Firmware: before 02 — fixed in 02
- WAGO 762-3002 Firmware: before 02 — fixed in 02
- WAGO 762-3003 Firmware: before 02 — fixed in 02
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: WAGO 762-3000 Firmware 02; WAGO 762-3001 Firmware 02; WAGO 762-3002 Firmware 02; WAGO 762-3003 Firmware 02. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/38
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-010
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-02
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45014/
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-via-multiple-attack-vectors-in-wago-edisplay/
- https://www.wago.com/medias/SA-WBM-2018-004.pdf?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8MjgyNzYwfGFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL3BkZnxoMWUvaDg4LzkzNjE3NTIxOTUxMDIucGRmfDU1NmJkYjEzNDY0ZGU4OWQ1OTMyMjUwNTlmZTI0MzgwNDQ1MDY1YzU3OWRmZDk1NzYzODAwMDI3ODg1NDJlZjU
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/38
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-010
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-02
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45014/
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-via-multiple-attack-vectors-in-wago-edisplay/
- https://www.wago.com/medias/SA-WBM-2018-004.pdf?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8MjgyNzYwfGFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL3BkZnxoMWUvaDg4LzkzNjE3NTIxOTUxMDIucGRmfDU1NmJkYjEzNDY0ZGU4OWQ1OTMyMjUwNTlmZTI0MzgwNDQ1MDY1YzU3OWRmZDk1NzYzODAwMDI3ODg1NDJlZjU
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