CVE-2017-16806 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in the Ulterius HTTP server to read arbitrary files from the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16806?
CVE-2017-16806 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Process function in RemoteTaskServer/WebServer/HttpServer.cs in Ulterius before 1.9.5.0 allows HTTP server directory traversal.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ulterius Ulterius Server.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-16806 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-16806 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry, 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgm3-hm8r-9p2m.