CVE-2019-6487 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on TP-Link WDR series routers via the weather citycode field.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6487?
CVE-2019-6487 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TP-Link WDR Series devices through firmware v3 (such as TL-WDR5620 V3.0) are affected by command injection (after login) leading to remote code execution, because shell metacharacters can be included in the weather get_weather_observe citycode field.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6487?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Tp-Link Tl-Wdr3500 Firmware, Tp-Link Tl-Wdr3600 Firmware, Tp-Link Tl-Wdr4300 Firmware, Tp-Link Tl-Wdr4900 Firmware, Tp-Link Tl-Wdr5620 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-6487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m66-hppq-vhmq.