CVE-2019-15065 A vulnerability was discovered in HiNet GPON firmware < I040GWR190731 that allows an attacker to read arbitrary files

Q: What is CVE-2019-15065?

CVE-2019-15065 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in HiNET GPON, published on 17 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2019-15065 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15065 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-15065?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15065 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Critical 9.3 Published 17 Oct 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can read arbitrary files on HiNet GPON devices via a service on port 6998, exposing sensitive information.

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-2019-15065?

CVE-2019-15065 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in HiNET GPON, published on 17 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A service which is hosted on port 6998 in HiNet GPON firmware < I040GWR190731 allows an attacker to execute a specific command to read arbitrary files. CVSS 3.0 Base score 9.3. CVSS vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15065?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hinet Gpon Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15065?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15065 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-2019-15065 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15065 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-29g8-w5j3-pph4.