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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-16759

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

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CVE-2017-16759
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31 Oct 2026, 09:47 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-16759

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Nov 2017, 22:29 UTC

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

osv:CVE-2017-16759
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16759",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The installation process in LibreNMS before 2017-08-18 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, related to html/install.php.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-16759",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:58.185660933Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://blog.librenms.org/2017/08/22/librenms-security-fix-during-the-installation-process/",
        "https://github.com/librenms/librenms/pull/7184",
        "https://github.com/librenms/librenms/commit/7887b2e1c7158204ac69ca43beafce66e4d3a3b4",
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      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379871,
  "published_at": "2017-11-09T22:29:00.257+00:00"
}