CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16788

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-16788 describes a vulnerability in the 'Upload Groupkey' functionality in the Web Configuration Utility in Meinberg LANTIME devices with firmware before version 6.24.004. It allows remote authenticated users with Admin-User access to write to arbitrary files, potentially gaining root privileges.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, which could lead to serious consequences, including data loss and control over devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the firmware to version 6.24.004 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict access to file upload functionality to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in the "Upload Groupkey" functionality in the Web Configuration Utility in Meinberg LANTIME devices with firmware before 6.24.004 allows remote authenticated users with Admin-User access to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by uploading a file, as demonstrated by storing a file in the cron.d directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS