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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-16739

Due to a path traversal in /opt/cgi/admin/filewrite, an attacker can write to files, and thus execute code arbitrarily with root privileges.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered on certain ABUS TVIP devices. Due to a path traversal in /opt/cgi/admin/filewrite, an attacker can write to files, and thus execute code arbitrarily with root privileges.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.03% probability · 62th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
abus/tvip 10000 firmware · abus/tvip 10001 firmware · abus/tvip 10005 firmware · abus/tvip 10005a firmware · abus/tvip 10005b firmware · abus/tvip 10050 firmware · abus/tvip 10051 firmware · abus/tvip 10055a firmware · abus/tvip 10055b firmware · abus/tvip 10500 firmware · abus/tvip 10550 firmware · abus/tvip 11000 firmware · abus/tvip 11050 firmware · abus/tvip 11500 firmware · abus/tvip 11501 firmware · abus/tvip 11502 firmware · abus/tvip 11550 firmware · abus/tvip 11551 firmware · abus/tvip 11552 firmware · abus/tvip 20000 firmware · +27 more
Source
cve@mitre.org

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