CVE-2017-17309

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.

References

Link	Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-notices/2017/huawei-sn-20170911-01-hg255s-en	vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155954/Huawei-HG255-Directory-Traversal.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17309?: CVE-2017-17309 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17309?: To fix CVE-2017-17309, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17309 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-17309 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-17309?: CVE-2017-17309 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HG255s-10.

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Description

Category

CWE-22 – Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

References

Frequently Asked Questions