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CVE-2017-16788 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/32	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/32	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
meinbergglobal lantime firmware	< 6.24.004
CPE cpe:2.3:o:meinbergglobal:lantime_firmware:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
meinbergglobal lantime	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:meinbergglobal:lantime:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 3, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]