# CVE-2018-16192: Information disclosure in Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR

> An attacker on the same network can obtain registered device information from NEC Aterm WF1200CR and WG1200CR routers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rv22-5gfw-ccxw

## What is CVE-2018-16192?

CVE-2018-16192 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR (Aterm WF1200CR firmware Ver1.1.1 and earlier, Aterm WG1200CR firmware Ver1.0.1 and earlier) allow an attacker on the same network segment to obtain information registered on the device via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16192?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Nec Aterm Wf1200cr Firmware, Nec Aterm Wg1200cr Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-16192?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16192 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-16192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NEC Corporation Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR

- [CVE-2018-16195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16195/): Command injection in Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-20708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20708/): Command injection in NEC Aterm devices (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-20709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20709/): Command injection in NEC Aterm devices (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2018-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16194/): Command injection in Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2018-16193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16193/): Cross-site scripting in Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16192 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-16192 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NEC Corporation Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16192/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16192/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16192
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16192
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16192

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16192/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.