CVE-2017-8841

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-05

Arbitrary file deletion exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The attack methodology is absolute path traversal in cgi-bin/MANGA/firmware_process.cgi via the upfile.path parameter.

Do I need to act?

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4.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42130
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Peplink

References (6)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/
Third Party Advisory https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/
Mailing List http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/
Third Party Advisory https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/
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moderate-risk
Severity 28/34 · Critical
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 13/34 · Low