Path traversal in Zyxel VMG1312-B10D - CVE-2018-19326

 

Path traversal in Zyxel VMG1312-B10D - CVE-2018-19326

Published: December 3, 2018 / Updated: December 3, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16216
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19326
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
Zyxel VMG1312-B10D

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal, as demonstrated by reading /etc/passwd. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../), conduct directory traversal attack and view arbitrary files.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-19326

Update to version 5.13(AAXA.8)C0.

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