CVE-2023-40357 Command injection in Archer A10
An authenticated network-adjacent attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on TP-LINK Archer routers, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40357?
CVE-2023-40357 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer A10, published on 6 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Affected products/versions are as follows: Archer AX50 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX50(JP)_V1_230529', Archer A10 firmware versions prior to 'Archer A10(JP)_V2_230504', Archer AX10 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX10(JP)_V1.2_230508', and Archer AX11000 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX11000(JP)_V1_230523'.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40357?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Tp-Link Archer A10 Firmware, Tp-Link Archer Ax10 Firmware, Tp-Link Archer Ax11000 Firmware, Tp-Link Archer Ax50 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40357 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-2023-40357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TP-LINK Archer A10
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cvv-xwg7-pq34.