---
id: CVE-2021-45783
title: >-
  Bookeen Notea Firmware BK_R_1.0.5_20210608 is affected by a directory
  traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to obtain sensitive
  information.
summary: >-
  Bookeen Notea Firmware BK_R_1.0.5_20210608 is affected by a directory
  traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to obtain sensitive
  information.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: bookeen
product: notea_firmware
affected:
  - notea_firmware = bk_r_1.0.5_20210608
published: '2022-05-05'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45783'
references:
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167016/Bookeen-Notea-BK_R_1.0.5_20210608-Directory-Traversal.html
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/cmaillioux/SecurityResearch/blob/main/CVE-2021-45783'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://bookeen.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167016/Bookeen-Notea-BK_R_1.0.5_20210608-Directory-Traversal.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/cmaillioux/SecurityResearch/blob/main/CVE-2021-45783'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.01874
epssPercentile: 0.78467
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:24.365Z'
exploits:
  exploitdb: true
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:20:40.209Z'
---

## Overview

Bookeen Notea Firmware BK_R_1.0.5_20210608 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information.

## Affected

- `notea_firmware = bk_r_1.0.5_20210608`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.