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Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2023 · Assigned by trellix

CVE-2022-43971Arbitrary code execution in Linksys WUMC710

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in Linksys WUMC710 Wireless-AC Universal Media Connector from Linksys. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An arbitrary code exection vulnerability exists in Linksys WUMC710 Wireless-AC Universal Media Connector with firmware <= 1.0.02 (build3). The do_setNTP function within the httpd binary uses unvalidated user input in the construction of a system command. An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this vulnerability over the network via a malicious GET or POST request to /setNTP.cgi to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as root.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linksys Linksys WUMC710 Wireless-AC Universal Media Connector Firmware – through 1.0.02 (build 3)

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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