# CVE-2017-9833: /cgi-bin/wapopen in Boa 0.94.14rc21 allows the injection of "../.." using the FILECAMERA variable (sent by GET) to read files with root priv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2017-06-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

/cgi-bin/wapopen in Boa 0.94.14rc21 allows the injection of "../.." using the FILECAMERA variable (sent by GET) to read files with root privileges. NOTE: multiple third parties report that this is a system-integrator issue (e.g., a vulnerability on one type of camera) because Boa does not include any wapopen program or any code to read a FILECAMERA variable.

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## References

- https://pastebin.com/raw/rt7LJvyF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42290/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42290
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-9833.yaml
- https://github.com/anldori/CVE-2017-9833

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