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CVE-2017-16759: LibreNMS Arbitrary File Read

May 13, 2022 (updated December 5, 2025)

The installation process in LibreNMS before 2017-08-18 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, related to html/install.php.

References

  • blog.librenms.org/2017/08/22/librenms-security-fix-during-the-installation-process
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4ccx-wjqp-5fww
  • github.com/librenms/librenms
  • github.com/librenms/librenms/commit/7887b2e1c7158204ac69ca43beafce66e4d3a3b4
  • github.com/librenms/librenms/commit/d3094fa6578b29dc34fb5a7d0bd6deab49ecc911
  • github.com/librenms/librenms/pull/7184
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16759

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.31

Fixed versions

  • 1.31

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.31 or above.

Impact 5.9 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

packagist/librenms/librenms/CVE-2017-16759.yml

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