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CVE-2019-18371 (GCVE-0-2019-18371)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-23 20:02 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:54
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Summary
An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi WiFi R3G devices before 2.28.23-stable. There is a directory traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files via a misconfigured NGINX alias, as demonstrated by api-third-party/download/extdisks../etc/config/account. With this vulnerability, the attacker can bypass authentication.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 7a1e7be4-e27e-4b87-89de-b81460584fcc

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-18371

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-19 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 75.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-01-02
Asserted: 2025-01-02
Last Seen: 2026-07-19
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Xiaomi / Xiaomi Mi WiFi R3G | Class: router | Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) | IoT: yes | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-19: 1
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot yes
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class router
7D Avg 0
Vendor Xiaomi
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 1
Product Xiaomi Mi WiFi R3G
Cisa Kev no
Connections 1
Observation Date 2026-07-19
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 7.5
Vulnerability Severity High
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:22 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-21 01:01 UTC
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Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 85f10a59-199b-4d2a-966b-7e12bd07fc89

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-18371

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-07-25 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-07-25
Asserted: 2025-07-25
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi WiFi R3G devices before 2.28.23-stable. There is a directory traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files... | Affected: Xiaomi / Mi WiFi R3G | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi WiFi R3G devices before 2.28.23-stable. There is a directory traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files...
Vendor Xiaomi
Product Mi WiFi R3G
Added Date 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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