CVE-2017-9538

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The 'Upload logo from external path' function of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor version 12.0.15300.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (permanent display of a "Cannot exit above the top directory" error message throughout the entire web application) via a ".." in the path field. In other words, the denial of service is caused by an incorrect implementation of a directory-traversal protection mechanism.

Affected products

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: through 12.0.15300.90

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541263/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101066
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541263/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101066

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