# CVE-2017-9386: An issue was discovered on Vera VeraEdge 1.7.19 and Veralite 1.7.481 devices.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered on Vera VeraEdge 1.7.19 and Veralite 1.7.481 devices. The device provides a script file called "get_file.sh" which allows a user to retrieve any file stored in the "cmh-ext" folder on the device. However, the "filename" parameter is not validated correctly and this allows an attacker to directory traverse outside the /cmh-ext folder and read any file on the device. It is necessary to create the folder "cmh-ext" on the device which can be executed by an attacker first in an unauthenticated fashion and then execute a directory traversal attack.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153242/Veralite-Veraedge-Router-XSS-Command-Injection-CSRF-Traversal.html
- https://github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Vera_sec_issues.pdf

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