Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Assigned by tenable

CVE-2023-43477Post-Auth Command Injection in Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 (Arcadyan LH1000)

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity command injection in Smart Modem Gen 2 (Arcadyan LH1000) from Telstra. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 17.7% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)17.7%top 2.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The ping_from parameter of ping_tracerte.cgi in the web UI of Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 (Arcadyan LH1000), firmware versions < 0.18.15r, was not properly sanitized before being used in a system call, which could allow an authenticated attacker to achieve command injection as root on the device. 

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 (Arcadyan LH1000) 0 – before 0.18.15r

Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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