CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17758

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/dhcps command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_iface_bydev function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/dhcps.lua in uhttpd.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the devices to the latest firmware version to mitigate this vulnerability 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/dhcps command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_iface_bydev function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/dhcps.lua in uhttpd.

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