CVE-2017-8835

9.8 CRITICAL 62% exploit odds Drop everything Fix listed Injection Network gear

What it is

SQL injection exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. An attack vector is the bauth cookie to cgi-bin/MANGA/admin.cgi. One impact is enumeration of user accounts by observing whether a session ID can be retrieved from the sessions database.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 61.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2017-05-08 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2017-06-05 14:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 01:27 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 61.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2017-06-05 14:29 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:27 UTC
Exploit probability: 61.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-89 · SQL injection
Record status: Modified

Affected

Peplink b305hw2 Firmware 7.0.1
Peplink 380hw6 Firmware 7.0.1
Peplink 580hw2 Firmware 7.0.1
Peplink 710hw3 Firmware 7.0.1
Peplink 1350hw2 Firmware 7.0.1
Peplink 2500 Firmware 7.0.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record