CVE-2021-23241

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Published Jan 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 12.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

MERCUSYS Mercury X18G 1.0.5 devices allow Directory Traversal via ../ in conjunction with a loginLess or login.htm URI (for authentication bypass) to the web server, as demonstrated by the /loginLess/../../etc/passwd URI.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:mercusys:mercury_x18g_firmware:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:mercusys:mercury_x18g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 12.8% (12.825% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/BATTZION/MY_REQUEST/blob/master/Mercury%20Router%20Web%20Server%20Directory%20Traversal.md
https://www.mercurycom.com.cn/product-521-1.html
https://www.mercusys.com/en/

History

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Subscriptions

Mercusys Mercury X18g Mercury X18g Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 7, 2021, 8:19 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:05 PM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 7, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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