Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16959
CVE-2017-16959
Description
The locale feature in cgi-bin/luci on TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allows remote authenticated users to test for the existence of arbitrary files by making an operation=write;locale=%0d request, and then making an operation=read request with a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header, related to the set_sysinfo and get_sysinfo functions in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/locale.lua in uhttpd.
Affected products
53- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war458_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war458l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war900l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1200l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1750l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er3210g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er3220g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er5110g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er5120g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er5510g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er5520g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er6110g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er6120g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er6220g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er6510g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er6520g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-er7520g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r473_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r473g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r473p-ac_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r479gp-ac_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r478_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r478_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r478\+_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r478g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r478g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r478g\+_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr302_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr458_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr458l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr458p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr900g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr900l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1200l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1300g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1750l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war2600l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr4300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war302_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r479p-ac_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r479gpe-ac_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r483_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r483g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r488_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r4149g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r4239g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-r4299g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1- github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkLocalePathDisclosure.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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