CVE-2021-23242

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Published Jan 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

MERCUSYS Mercury X18G 1.0.5 devices allow Directory Traversal via ../ to the UPnP server, as demonstrated by the /../../conf/template/uhttpd.json 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

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10341	MERCUSYS Mercury X18G 1.0.5 devices allow Directory Traversal via ../ to the UPnP server, as demonstrated by the /../../conf/template/uhttpd.json URI.

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: 1.8% (1.829% 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%20Upnp%20Server%20Directory%20Traversal.md
https://www.mercurycom.com.cn/product-521-1.html
https://www.mercusys.com/en/

History

No history.

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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Red Hat No data

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