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posted by on Wednesday March 29 2017, @11:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the let's-make-the-Internet-squeaky-clean dept.

A directory traversal bug has been found in a Miele dishwasher. This allows access to arbitrary files on the dishwasher's Web server from unauthenticated users. It has been questioned whether appliance makers should be the ones connecting things to networks, since their lack of experience means there isn't even an official channel to report or fix security bugs. Miele are yet to comment.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Wednesday March 29 2017, @12:25PM (5 children)

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 29 2017, @12:25PM (#485833)

    since their lack of experience

    Its a good example of being way outside area of expertise as Miele has a generally good reputation aside from webservers.

    I would imagine if Nginx Inc tried to make a dishwasher it wouldn't turn out very well either.

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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday March 29 2017, @02:01PM (4 children)

    by Arik (4543) on Wednesday March 29 2017, @02:01PM (#485892) Journal
    If I was going to make a dishwasher for market I would hire someone that DID have experience with it to get that experience on my team.
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    • (Score: 2) by DECbot on Wednesday March 29 2017, @02:30PM (3 children)

      by DECbot (832) on Wednesday March 29 2017, @02:30PM (#485909) Journal

      My boss's son can fix his own dishwasher. Perhaps he can help you design one.

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      • (Score: 3, Funny) by VLM on Wednesday March 29 2017, @03:17PM (2 children)

        by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 29 2017, @03:17PM (#485943)

        You have to be willing to move fast and break things in this internet economy. I suggest the dishwasher sprayer arm have a 25 HP motor, what could possibly go wrong?

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 29 2017, @03:28PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 29 2017, @03:28PM (#485951)

          I think a dishwasher that breaks things will not be well-received.