SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8841

Arbitrary file deletion exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 3.71%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Arbitrary file deletion exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The attack methodology is absolute path traversal in cgi-bin/MANGA/firmware_process.cgi via the upfile.path parameter.

CVSS 3.0
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.71% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
peplink/b305hw2 firmware · peplink/380hw6 firmware · peplink/580hw2 firmware · peplink/710hw3 firmware · peplink/1350hw2 firmware · peplink/2500 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.