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BDU:2023-01736 (CVE-2023-1389)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2023-03-30 – Updated: 2024-09-24 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Yes Fixed

Title

Уязвимость веб-интерфейса управления маршрутизаторов TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800), позволяющая нарушителю выполнять произвольные команды с привилегиями root

Summary

Уязвимость веб-интерфейса управления маршрутизаторов TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) связана с непринятием мер по чистке данных на управляющем уровне при обработке символической ссылки /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удаленно, выполнять произвольные команды с привилегиями root при помощи простого запроса POST

Severity

8.3 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

8.8 (High) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Injection

Incidents

Yes

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-77 - Непринятие мер по чистке данных на управляющем уровне (Внедрение в команду)

Aliases

CVE-2023-1389

References

4 references

URL
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v3/#Firmware
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injecti…
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv

Impacted products

1 product from 1 vendor

Vendors

TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd.

Products

Archer AX21

Versions

до 1.1.4 Build 20230219 (Archer AX21)

Product types

Network appliance software

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v3/#Firmware

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  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd.",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "\u0434\u043e 1.1.4 Build 20230219 (Archer AX21)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439:\nhttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v3/#Firmware",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "14.03.2023",
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  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "30.03.2023",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2023-01736",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2023-1389",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Archer AX21",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": null,
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0435\u0431-\u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0444\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0430 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0440\u0448\u0440\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432 TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800), \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u044b \u0441 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0438\u044f\u043c\u0438 root",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e \u0447\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 (\u0412\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443) (CWE-77)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0435\u0431-\u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0444\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0430 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0440\u0448\u0440\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432 TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0435\u043c \u043c\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e \u0447\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u0441\u0438\u043c\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u044b \u0441 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0438\u044f\u043c\u0438 root \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0430 POST",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0418\u043d\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11\nhttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax21/v3/#Firmware\nhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html\nhttps://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041f\u041e \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e-\u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-77",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 8,3)\n\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 8,8)"
}

CVE-2023-1389 (GCVE-0-2023-1389)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-15 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15

Summary

TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2023-11-20 18:33 UTC

CWE

Command Injection
CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Assigner

tenable mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Li…
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800)	Affected: All versions prior to version 1.14 Build 20230219

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BDU:2023-01736 (CVE-2023-1389)

CVE-2023-1389 (GCVE-0-2023-1389)

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