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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-20219

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-03-21
  • WeaknessCWE-798

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Description

An issue was discovered on Teracue ENC-400 devices with firmware 2.56 and below. After successful authentication, the device sends an authentication cookie to the end user such that they can access the devices web administration panel. This token is hard-coded to a string in the source code (/usr/share/www/check.lp file). By setting this cookie in a browser, an attacker is able to maintain access to every ENC-400 device without knowing the password, which results in authentication bypass. Even if a user changes the password on the device, this token is static and unchanged.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-02-22Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Teracue enc-400 hdmi firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.56≤ 2.56no fix published
Teracue enc-400 hdmi2 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.56≤ 2.56no fix published
Teracue enc-400 hdsdi firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.56≤ 2.56no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-46451
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.08.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score14.6 %read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-03-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20219?

An issue was discovered on Teracue ENC-400 devices with firmware 2.56 and below. After successful authentication, the device sends an authentication cookie to the end user such that they can access the devices web administration panel. This token is hard-coded to a string in the source code (/usr/share/www/check.lp file). By setting this cookie in a browser, an attacker is able to maintain access to every ENC-400 device without knowing the password, which results in authentication bypass. Even if a user changes the password on the device, this token is static and unchanged.

Is CVE-2018-20219 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-20219 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 14.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20219?

CVE-2018-20219 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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