CVE-2018-7539

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Appear TV XC5000 and XC5100 devices with firmware 3.26.217

Description The issue allows an attacker to read OS files by sending a specially crafted HTTP request, such as GET /../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd, to the web server (fuzzd/0.1.1) running the Maintenance Center on port TCP/8088. This can potentially lead to full compromise of the device.

Recommendations For Appear TV XC5000 and XC5100 devices with firmware 3.26.217, consider restricting access to the Maintenance Center on port TCP/8088 as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using the web server to access sensitive OS files until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.