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CVE-2017-7240

7.5 · HIGH

An issue was discovered on Miele Professional PST10 devices.

Published Mar 24, 2017CWE-22EPSS 17.41%

Overview

CVE-2017-7240 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 24, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered on Miele Professional PST10 devices. The corresponding embedded webserver "PST10 WebServer" typically listens to port 80 and is prone to a directory traversal attack; therefore, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to access sensitive information to aide in subsequent attacks. A Proof of Concept is GET /../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/shadow HTTP/1.1. This affects PG8527 devices 2.02 before 2.12, PG8527 devices 2.51 before 2.61, PG8527 devices 2.52 before 2.62, PG8527 devices 2.54 before 2.64, PG8528 devices 2.02 before 2.12, PG8528 devices 2.51 before 2.61, PG8528 devices 2.52 before 2.62, PG8528 devices 2.54 before 2.64, PG8535 devices 1.00 before 1.10, PG8535 devices 1.04 before 1.14, PG8536 devices 1.10 before 1.20, and PG8536 devices 1.14 before 1.24.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/63Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/97080Refics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-01Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/41718/Refwww.miele.de/en/m/miele-admits-communication-glitch-4072.htmRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/63Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/97080Refics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-01Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/41718/Refwww.miele.de/en/m/miele-admits-communication-glitch-4072.htm

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7240?

CVE-2017-7240 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 24, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-7240?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-7240?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-7240?

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