CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17757

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system and potential takeover of the device by an attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the device firmware to the latest version and restrict access to the administrative interface to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/wportal.lua in uhttpd.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS