← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-12943 · published 18 August 2017

CVE-2017-12943: Dlink dir-600 b1 firmware path traversal vulnerability

Dlink · Dir 600 B1 Firmware

D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute path traversal attack, as demonstrated by discovering the admin password.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 39% · top 1.4% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute path traversal attack, as demonstrated by discovering the admin password.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://jithindkurup.tumblr.com/post/165218785974/d-link-dir-600-authentication-bypass-absolute Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNOJORAQsQ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://jithindkurup.tumblr.com/post/165218785974/d-link-dir-600-authentication-bypass-absolute Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNOJORAQsQ ExploitThird Party Advisory

Track CVE-2017-12943 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2019-18852Dlink dir-600 b1 firmware cleartext transmission vulnerabilityCertain D-Link devices have a hardcoded Alphanetworks user account with TELNET access because of /etc/config/image_sign or /etc/alpha_config/image_si…EPSS 1.6%6.5CVE-2025-61624Fortinet fortios path traversal vulnerabilityAn Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') [CWE-22] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, For…KEVEPSS 1.4%9.8CVE-2021-3199Onlyoffice document server path traversal vulnerabilityDirectory traversal with remote code execution can occur in /upload in ONLYOFFICE Document Server before 5.6.3, when JWT is used, via a /.. sequence …KEVEPSS 30%9.8CVE-2026-104286Fortinet fortimail path traversal vulnerabilityAn improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail 8.0.0 through 8.0.1, FortiMail …KEVEPSS 4.6%9.8CVE-2026-93616Checkpoint multi-domain security management path traversal vulnerabilityA directory traversal and file upload vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts on Check Point Managem…KEVEPSS 92%10.0CVE-2026-85706GitLab CE/EE repository commits API path traversal allows unauthenticated file readGitLab CE/EE contains improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API, allowing an unauthenticated use…KEVEPSS 97%analysed5.3CVE-2026-66384JFrog Artifactory path traversal in Docker cache pathAn authenticated user can write data outside the intended Docker cache path under specific remote-repository conditions in JFrog Artifactory. The fla…KEVEPSS 0.66%analysed9.8CVE-2026-59310VMware vCenter Syslog server path traversal leads to RCEVMware vCenter's Syslog server is affected by a directory traversal flaw (CWE-22) that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary…KEVEPSS 62%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-12943), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-13). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.