HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-8770

Wifi Repeater Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
10.3%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
There is LFD (local file disclosure) on BE126 WIFI repeater 1.0 devices that allows attackers to read the entire filesystem on the device via a crafted getpage parameter.
Affected vendor
Twsz
Affected product
Wifi Repeater 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)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2017-09-20

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 10.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-8770

  • Confirm whether Twsz Wifi Repeater Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-8770.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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