CVE-2018-7539

Published: Apr 17, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

On Appear TV XC5000 and XC5100 devices with firmware 3.26.217, it is possible to read OS files with a specially crafted HTTP request (such as GET /../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd) to the web server (fuzzd/0.1.1) running the Maintenance Center on port TCP/8088. This can lead to full compromise of the device.

Affected (2)

Products: Appeartv: Xc5000 Firmware, Xc5100 Firmware

2 products

Xc5000 Firmware

Xc5100 Firmware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Appeartv Xc5000 Firmware	Version 3.26.217

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Appeartv Xc5000	All versions

Configuration B

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Appeartv Xc5100 Firmware	Version 3.26.217

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Appeartv Xc5100	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/2018/Apr/34

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/34

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

ExploitMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory

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