CVE-2017-16959

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16959
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-27 10:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe locale feature in cgi-bin/luci on TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allows remote authenticated users to test for the existence of arbitrary files by making an operation=write;locale=%0d request, and then making an operation=read request with a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header, related to the set_sysinfo and get_sysinfo functions in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/locale.lua in uhttpd.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war1200l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war1200l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war1300g - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war1300l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war1300l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war1750l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war1750l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war2600l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war302 - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war302 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war450 - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war450l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war450l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war450 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war458 - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war458l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war458l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war458 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-war900l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-war900l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr1200l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr1200l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr1300g Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr1300l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr1300l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr1750l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr1750l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr2600l - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr300 - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr300 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr302 - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr302 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr4300l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr4300l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr450 - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr450g - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr450g Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr450l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr450l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr450 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr458 - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr458l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr458l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr458p - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr458p Firmware - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr458 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr900g - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr900g Firmware - All All All
Hardware Tp-link Tl-wvr900l - All All All
Operating System Tp-link Tl-wvr900l Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/TplinkLocalePathDisclosure.txt at master · coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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