# CVE-2018-12073: An issue was discovered on Eminent EM4544 9.10 devices.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered on Eminent EM4544 9.10 devices. The device does not require the user's current password to set a new one within the web interface. Therefore, it is possible to exploit this issue (e.g., in combination with a successful XSS, or at an unattended workstation) to change the admin password to an attacker-chosen value without knowing the current password.

## What to do

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/freetom/2a446a226d0e98807c8b0c1111ef2def

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