Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in cgi-bin/rftest.cgi on Crestron AirMedia AM-100 devices with firmware before 1.4.0.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) in the ATE_COMMAND parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 2 repositories
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vpnguy-zz/CrestCrack ★ 7 · Feb 7, 2017
Exploits CVE-2016-5640 / CLVA-2016-05-002 against Crestron AM-100
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xfox64x/CVE-2016-5640 ★ 2 · Aug 1, 2018
Crestron AirMedia AM-100 RCE (CVE-2016-5640) Metasploit Module
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2016-05-002.md
- 92216 vdb-entry
- VU#603047 third-party-advisory