VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-1389
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability100.00%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2023-03-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
TP-Link Archer AX-21 Command Injection Vulnerability
Vendor / product: TP-Link / Archer AX21
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Primary references
- vulnreport@tenable.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- vulnreport@tenable.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource