CVE-2017-17309 Path traversal in HG255s-10
Remote attackers can access local files on Huawei HG255s-10 routers without authentication due to insufficient HTTP request validation.
- 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-2017-17309?
CVE-2017-17309 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HG255s-10, published on 14 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei HG255s-10 V100R001C163B025SP02 has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the received HTTP requests, a remote attacker may access the local files on the device without authentication.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17309?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Hg255s-10 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17309 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-2017-17309 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17309 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvw5-c4h4-r2rh.