CVE-2023-40069 Command injection in WRC-1167GHBK2
An attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on ELECOM wireless LAN routers by sending a specially crafted request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40069?
CVE-2023-40069 is a critical command injection vulnerability in ELECOM CO.,LTD. WRC-1167GHBK2, published on 18 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OS command injection vulnerability in ELECOM wireless LAN routers allows an attacker who can access the product to execute an arbitrary OS command by sending a specially crafted request. Affected products and versions are as follows: WRC-F1167ACF all versions, WRC-1750GHBK all versions, WRC-1167GHBK2 all versions, WRC-1750GHBK2-I all versions, and WRC-1750GHBK-E all versions.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40069?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Elecom Wrc-1167ghbk2 Firmware, Elecom Wrc-1750ghbk-E Firmware, Elecom Wrc-1750ghbk2-I Firmware, Elecom Wrc-1750ghbk Firmware, Elecom Wrc-F1167acf Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40069 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-2023-40069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hh45-jmxc-j9rr.