CVE-2017-12943 is a critical absolute path traversal vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices running v2.x firmware, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read sensitive files, including the administrator password. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability requires no user interaction or privileges, enabling full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed in CISA KEV, an exploit for authentication bypass is available on ExploitDB, and its high EPSS score indicates a significant likelihood of exploitation. Despite its severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-600_b1_firmware:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.