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CVE-2015-9266

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 23 products from ui, from ui, from ui and 20 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-09-05T20:29:00.253

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:40:12.417

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	ui	airmax_ac_firmware	7.1.3	Yes
Hardware	ui	airmax_ac	-	No
Operating System	ui	airmax_m_xm_firmware	< 5.6.2	Yes
Hardware	ui	airmax_m_xm	-	No
Operating System	ui	airmax_m_xw_firmware	< 5.6.2	Yes
Hardware	ui	airmax_m_xw	-	No
Operating System	ui	airmax_m_ti_firmware	< 5.6.2	Yes
Hardware	ui	airmax_m_ti	-	No
Operating System	ui	airgateway_firmware	< 1.15	Yes
Hardware	ui	airgateway	-	No
Operating System	ui	airfiber_af24_firmware	< 2.2.1	Yes
Hardware	ui	airfiber_af24	-	No
Operating System	ui	airfiber_af24hd_firmware	< 2.2.1	Yes
Hardware	ui	airfiber_af24hd	-	No
Operating System	ui	af5x_firmware	< 3.0.2.1	Yes
Hardware	ui	af5x	-	No
Operating System	ui	af5_firmware	< 2.2.1	Yes
Hardware	ui	af5	-	No
Operating System	ubnt	airos_4_xs2	< 4.0.4	Yes
Operating System	ubnt	airos_4_xs5	< 4.0.4	Yes
Hardware	ui	airmax_ac	-	No
Hardware	ui	airmax_m	-	No
Operating System	ubnt	edgeswitch_xp_firmware	< 1.3.2	Yes
Hardware	ui	edgeswitch_xp	-	No

References

https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://hackerone.com/reports/73480 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-General-Discussion/Virus-attack-URGENT-UBNT/td-p/1562940 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Important-Security-Notice-and-airOS-5-6-5-Release/ba-p/1565949 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/airMAX-Updates-Blog/Security-Release-for-airMAX-TOUGHSwitch-and-airGateway-Released/ba-p/1300494 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://hackerone.com/reports/73480 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39701/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39853/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/ubiquiti_airos_file_upload Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ui's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.