Path Traversal in Compal Ch7465lg

CVE-2019-17224

The web interface of the Compal Broadband CH7465LG modem (version CH7465LG-NCIP-6.12.18.25-2p6-NOSH) is vulnerable to a /%2f/ path traversal attack, which can be exploited in order to test for the existence of a file pathname outside of the web root directory. If a file exists but is not part of the product, there is a 404 error. If a file does not exist, there is a 302 redirect to index.html.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17224?
CVE-2019-17224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Compal Ch7465lg, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-17224?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.