CWE Code: 22
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.0
CWE Name:  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-12-15
Last Modified Date: 2018-01-03
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CWE Code: 22
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.0
CWE Name:  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-12-15
Last Modified Date: 2018-01-03
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