CVE-2016-1429 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Cisco RV180 and RV180W VPN routers, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files through a crafted HTTP request. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of the flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv180_vpn_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv180w_wireless-n_multifunction_vpn_router_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: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.