{"id":"CVE-2017-12943","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-12943","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:17:56.758Z","title":"D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute path traversal attack, as demonstrated by discovering the admin password.","description":"D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute path traversal attack, as demonstrated by discovering the admin password.","published":"2017-08-18T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:04:11.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["dlink/dir-600 b1 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.39224,"percentile":0.98595,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-08-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42581,"kind":"exploit","title":"D-Link DIR-600 - Authentication Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/42581.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/42581.txt","published":"2017-08-29","added":"2017-08-29","updated":"2017-08-29","author":"Jithin D Kurup","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-12943"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://jithindkurup.tumblr.com/post/165218785974/d-link-dir-600-authentication-bypass-absolute","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNOJORAQsQ","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://jithindkurup.tumblr.com/post/165218785974/d-link-dir-600-authentication-bypass-absolute","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNOJORAQsQ","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12943","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}