CVE-2017-9385 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw to extract root credentials from a configuration file, enabling full administrative access to the device.
- 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-2017-9385?
CVE-2017-9385 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Vera Veralite 1.7.481 devices. The device has an additional OpenWRT interface in addition to the standard web interface which allows the highest privileges a user can obtain on the device. This web interface uses root as the username and the password in the /etc/cmh/cmh.conf file which can be extracted by an attacker using a directory traversal attack, and then log in to the device with the highest privileges.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9385?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Getvera Veraedge Firmware, Getvera Veralite Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9385?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9385 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-2017-9385 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9385 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpp8-9286-h8x5.