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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-17440 · published 8 October 2018

CVE-2018-17440: Dlink central wifimanager unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Dlink · Central Wifimanager

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 38% · top 1.5% CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilities ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/11 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10092 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45533/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/d-link-central-wifimanager-software-controller-multiple-vulnerabilities ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-17440), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.