# CVE-2017-16959: 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 exis

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkLocalePathDisclosure.txt

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