CVE-2017-8835 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting various Peplink Balance router models running firmware versions prior to 7.0.1-build2093. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw via the bauth cookie to cgi-bin/MANGA/admin.cgi, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:b305hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:380hw6_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:580hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:710hw3_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:1350hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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