Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2024 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2023-40146
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity command injection in Smart Reader from Peplink. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Peplink | Smart Reader | v1.2.0 (in QEMU) |
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
- https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868