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CVE-2015-9266

Ubiquiti airOS HTTP(S) unauthenticated arbitrary file upload

Published: Sep 5, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
74.0%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The web management interface of Ubiquiti airMAX, airFiber, airGateway and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and write arbitrary files using directory traversal techniques. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in the following product versions (fixes released in July 2015, all prior versions are affected): airMAX AC 7.1.3; airMAX M (and airRouter) 5.6.2 XM/XW/TI, 5.5.11 XM/TI, and 5.5.10u2 XW; airGateway 1.1.5; airFiber AF24/AF24HD 2.2.1, AF5x 3.0.2.1, and AF5 2.2.1; airOS 4 XS2/XS5 4.0.4; and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) 1.3.2.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
airmax ac firmwareuiNetworking Infrastructure
airmax m xm firmwareuiNetworking Infrastructure
airmax m xw firmwareuiNetworking Infrastructure
airmax m ti firmwareuiNetworking Infrastructure
uicommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka ui
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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload
rapid7.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/
exploit-db.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/73480
hackerone.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 5, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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