CVE-2023-1389

Published Mar 15, 2023

Last updated a month ago

Exploit known CVSS high 8.8

Overview

Description: TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.
Source: vulnreport@tenable.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: TP-Link Archer AX-21 Command Injection Vulnerability
Exploit added on: May 1, 2023
Exploit action due: May 22, 2023
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-77
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-77

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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            "versionEndExcluding": "1.1.4"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      },
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        "negate": false,
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          }
        ],
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      }
    ],
    "operator": "AND"
  }
]

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Known exploits

Weaknesses

Social media

Configurations

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