ubuntu-cve-2017-6188
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-02-22 00:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:44
Summary
Details

Munin before 2.999.6 has a local file write vulnerability when CGI graphs are enabled. Setting multiple upper_limit GET parameters allows overwriting any file accessible to the www-data user.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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    {
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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          },
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      },
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            },
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            }
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        }
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      },
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Munin before 2.999.6 has a local file write vulnerability when CGI graphs are enabled. Setting multiple upper_limit GET parameters allows overwriting any file accessible to the www-data user.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6188",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:44:08Z",
  "published": "2017-02-22T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6188"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3215-1"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "related": [
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-6188"
  ]
}



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