9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-9266
Ubiquiti airMAX, airFiber, airGateway and EdgeSwitch Local File Write Vulnerability
Description

The web management interface of Ubiquiti airMAX, airFiber, airGateway and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and write arbitrary files using directory traversal techniques. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in the following product versions (fixes released in July 2015, all prior versions are affected): airMAX AC 7.1.3; airMAX M (and airRouter) 5.6.2 XM/XW/TI, 5.5.11 XM/TI, and 5.5.10u2 XW; airGateway 1.1.5; airFiber AF24/AF24HD 2.2.1, AF5x 3.0.2.1, and AF5 2.2.1; airOS 4 XS2/XS5 4.0.4; and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) 1.3.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2021, 4:43 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-9266 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ui airmax_ac_firmware
2 Ui airmax_m_xm_firmware
3 Ui airmax_m_xw_firmware
4 Ui airmax_m_ti_firmware
5 Ui airgateway_firmware
6 Ui airfiber_af24_firmware
7 Ui airfiber_af24hd_firmware
8 Ui af5x_firmware
9 Ui af5_firmware
1 Ubnt airos_4_xs2
2 Ubnt airos_4_xs5
3 Ubnt edgeswitch_xp_firmware
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 12
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-9266.

URL Resource
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940 Vendor Advisory
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949 Vendor Advisory
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/73480 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-9266 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_ac_firmware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airmax_ac_firmware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_m_xw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.6.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airmax_m_xw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.6.2
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_m_ti_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.6.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airmax_m_ti_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.6.2
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_m_xm_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.6.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airmax_m_xm_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.6.2
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m_xw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airmax_m_xw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airmax_m_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airmax_ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m_xm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airmax_m_xm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airfiber_af24hd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airfiber_af24hd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:af5x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:af5x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airgateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airgateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airfiber_af24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airfiber_af24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:edgeswitch_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:edgeswitch_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:af5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:af5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.2.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:af5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:af5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:ui:airmax_m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airfiber_af24hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airfiber_af24hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.2.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airgateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.15 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airgateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.15
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:af5x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 3.0.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:af5x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 3.0.2.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airfiber_af24_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ui:airfiber_af24_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.2.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 MITRE AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/73480 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/73480 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940 No Types Assigned https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949 No Types Assigned https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload No Types Assigned https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494 No Types Assigned https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_ac_firmware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_m_xm_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m_xm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_m_xw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m_xw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airmax_m_ti_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airgateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airgateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airfiber_af24_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airfiber_af24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airfiber_af24hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airfiber_af24hd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:af5x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.2.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:af5x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:af5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:af5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airos_4_xs2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.4 *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:airos_4_xs5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:airmax_m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:edgeswitch_xp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:edgeswitch_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The web management interface of Ubiquiti airMAX, airFiber, airGateway and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and write arbitrary files using directory traversal techniques. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in the following product versions (fixes released in July 2015, all prior versions are affected): airMAX AC 7.1.3; airMAX M (and airRouter) 5.6.2 XM/XW/TI, 5.5.11 XM/TI, and 5.5.10u2 XW; airGateway 1.1.5; airFiber AF24/AF24HD 2.2.1, AF5x 3.0.2.1, and AF5 2.2.1; airOS 4 XS2/XS5 4.0.4; and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) 1.3.2. The web management interface of Ubiquiti airMAX, airFiber, airGateway and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and write arbitrary files using directory traversal techniques. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in the following product versions (fixes released in July 2015, all prior versions are affected): airMAX AC 7.1.3; airMAX M (and airRouter) 5.6.2 XM/XW/TI, 5.5.11 XM/TI, and 5.5.10u2 XW; airGateway 1.1.5; airFiber AF24/AF24HD 2.2.1, AF5x 3.0.2.1, and AF5 2.2.1; airOS 4 XS2/XS5 4.0.4; and EdgeSwitch XP (formerly TOUGHSwitch) 1.3.2.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-9266 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.49 }} -0.63%

score

0.85490

percentile

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