CVE-2018-15480

An issue was discovered in myStrom WiFi Switch V1 before 2.66, WiFi Switch V2 before 3.80, WiFi Switch EU before 3.80, WiFi Bulb before 2.58, WiFi LED Strip before 3.80, WiFi Button before 2.73, and WiFi Button Plus before 2.73. The cloud API had a hidden parameter, which allowed an authenticated user to reconfigure the server URL for a device registered to their account. In combination with an insecure device registration vulnerability, this allowed an attacker to reconfigure a maliciously registered device to their own rogue replica of the myStrom API and issue commands to the device, including firmware update commands.

Published: 2018-08-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-15480 is rated Moderate Risk (58.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15480

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-16 0.58% 0.55% -0.03%
2 2025-07-31 0.76% 0.58% -0.18%
3 2025-03-30 0.76%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-15480

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-15480

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-15480

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mystrom wifi_switch_firmware < 2.66 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_switch_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mystrom wifi_switch_firmware < 3.80 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_switch_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mystrom wifi_button_plus_firmware < 2.73 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_button_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mystrom wifi_button_firmware < 2.73 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_button_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mystrom wifi_switch_eu_firmware < 3.80 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_switch_eu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mystrom wifi_bulb_firmware < 2.58 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_bulb_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mystrom wifi_led_strip_firmware < 3.80 cpe:2.3:o:mystrom:wifi_led_strip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-15480

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