CVE-2023-1389 : TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 conta

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.

Published 2023-03-15 23:15:09

Updated 2024-06-27 19:30:19

Source Tenable Network Security, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2023-1389

Tp-link » Archer Ax21 Firmware
Versions before (<) 1.1.4
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Tp-link » Archer Ax21 » Version: N/A

CVE-2023-1389 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:

TP-Link Archer AX-21 Command Injection Vulnerability

CISA required action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA description:

TP-Link Archer AX-21 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

Notes:

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v3/#Firmware; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1389

Added on 2023-05-01 Action due date 2023-05-22

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-1389

EPSS FAQ

8.72%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 95 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-1389

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Adjacent Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2023-1389

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-1389

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html

TP-Link Archer AX21 Command Injection ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11

Unauthenticated Command Injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) - Research Advisory | Tenable®
Exploit;Third Party Advisory