HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-5639

Airmedia Am 100 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
20.8%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in cgi-bin/login.cgi on Crestron AirMedia AM-100 devices with firmware before 1.4.0.13 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter.
Affected vendor
Crestron
Affected product
Airmedia Am 100 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2016-08-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 20.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-5639

  • Confirm whether Crestron Airmedia Am 100 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-5639.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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