CVE-2017-16959 describes a path traversal vulnerability in the locale feature of cgi-bin/luci on various TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to test for the existence of arbitrary files. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr302_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.