HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6190

Dwr 116 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
15.8%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web interface on the D-Link DWR-116 device with firmware before V1.05b09 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a "GET /uir/" request.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dwr 116 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
2017-04-10

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 15.8% 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-2017-6190

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dwr 116 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6190.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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