CVE-2017-6190 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting the D-Link DWR-116 and DWR-116A1 routers with firmware versions prior to V1.05b09. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the device by sending a specially crafted GET request containing ".." sequences to the web interface. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
v1.00\(cp\)b10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dwr-116_firmware:v1.00\(cp\)b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v1.01\(eu\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dwr-116_firmware:v1.01\(eu\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v1.05\(au\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dwr-116_firmware:v1.05\(au\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.