CVE-2012-5687 (GCVE-0-2012-5687)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-01 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
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Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201 Rel.54965n and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to the help/ URI.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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Date Public
2012-10-31 00:00
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