CVE-2023-31740 Command injection in n/a
An attacker with web management access can inject commands into specific parameters to gain shell privileges on the router.
- 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-2023-31740?
CVE-2023-31740 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0.06. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters WL_atten_bb, WL_atten_radio, and WL_atten_ctl in the apply.cgi interface, thereby gaining shell privileges.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linksys E2000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-31740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31740 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-2023-31740 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-31740 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crx4-hwqf-949w.