CVE-2023-1162 DrayTek Vigor 2960 Web Management Interface mainfunction.cgi command injection

High 7.2 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the password argument in the web interface of unsupported DrayTek Vigor 2960 routers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-1162?

CVE-2023-1162 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in DrayTek Vigor 2960, published on 3 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in DrayTek Vigor 2960 1.5.1.4/1.5.1.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file mainfunction.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation of the argument password leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-222258 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1162?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Draytek Vigor 2960 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1162 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-2023-1162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-22fh-pc6h-cqp2.

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