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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-6188

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.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:55 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-6188

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Feb 2017, 19:59 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2017-6188
Complete source record
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