# CVE-2017-9664: Path traversal in ABB SREA-01 and SREA-50

> Attackers can access internal files and execute commands on ABB SREA devices via path traversal, leading to credential theft and system compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 May 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jjf-r4x7-8q23

## What is CVE-2017-9664?

CVE-2017-9664 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in ICS-CERT ABB SREA-01 and SREA-50, published on 24 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In ABB SREA-01 revisions A, B, C: application versions up to 3.31.5, and SREA-50 revision A: application versions up to 3.32.8, an attacker may access internal files of ABB SREA-01 and SREA-50 legacy remote monitoring tools without any authorization over the network using a HTTP request which refers to files using ../../ relative paths. Once the internal password file is retrieved, the password hash can be identified using a brute force attack. There is also an exploit allowing running of commands after authorization.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9664?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Abb Srea-01 Firmware, Abb Srea-50 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9664?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9664 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9664 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9664 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9664 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in ICS-CERT ABB SREA-01 and SREA-50, published on 24 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ICS-CERT ABB SREA-01 and SREA-50. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9664/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9664/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9664
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9664
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9664

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