High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8841
CVE-2017-8841
Description
Arbitrary file deletion exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The attack methodology is absolute path traversal in cgi-bin/MANGA/firmware_process.cgi via the upfile.path parameter.
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Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:o:peplink:1350hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:peplink:2500_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:peplink:380hw6_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:peplink:580hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:peplink:710hw3_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:peplink:b305hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/nvd
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