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CVE-2017-16959
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-27T10:29:00.517 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:10:13.017

Summary

The locale feature in cgi-bin/luci on TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allows remote authenticated users to test for the existence of arbitrary files by making an operation=write;locale=%0d request, and then making an operation=read request with a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header, related to the set_sysinfo and get_sysinfo functions in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/locale.lua in uhttpd.

Affected products

tp-link — tl-wvr300_firmware

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