CVE-2017-16788

Published: Dec 15, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.2

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the "Upload Groupkey" functionality in the Web Configuration Utility in Meinberg LANTIME devices with firmware before 6.24.004 allows remote authenticated users with Admin-User access to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by uploading a file, as demonstrated by storing a file in the cron.d directory.

Affected (1)

Products: Meinbergglobal: Lantime Firmware

1 product

Lantime Firmware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Meinbergglobal Lantime Firmware	Before 6.24.004

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Meinbergglobal Lantime	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/32

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/32

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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