CVE-2017-9385 describes a critical vulnerability in Vera Veralite 1.7.481 devices, and potentially VeraEdge models, where an attacker can gain root privileges. This is achieved by exploiting a directory traversal flaw to extract the root password from /etc/cmh/cmh.conf, which is then used to access an additional OpenWRT web interface. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:getvera:veraedge_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.7.481CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:getvera:veralite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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.