Path Traversal in Boa
CVE-2017-9833
/cgi-bin/wapopen in Boa 0.94.14rc21 allows the injection of "../.." using the FILECAMERA variable (sent by GET) to read files with root privileges. NOTE: multiple third parties report that this is a system-integrator issue (e.g., a vulnerability on one type of camera) because Boa does not include any wapopen program or any code to read a FILECAMERA variable.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.685 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.685 · newest: 0.685 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Boa — versions 0.94.14.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pastebin.com/raw/rt7LJvyF (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42290/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9833?
- CVE-2017-9833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Boa, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9833?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9833 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.