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CVE-2023-40146

 

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en la funcionalidad /bin/login de Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (en QEMU). Un argumento de línea de comando especialmente manipulado puede conducir a un escape de shell limitado y capacidades elevadas. Un atacante puede autenticarse con credenciales codificadas y ejecutar la funcionalidad de Busybox predeterminada desbloqueada para desencadenar esta vulnerabilidad.

*Credits: Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-22 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Peplink
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 Smart Reader
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Affected