CVE-2017-16960
TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the t_bindif field of an admin/interface command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the t_bindif field of an admin/interface command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/interface.lua in uhttpd.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.36% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- tp-link/tl-er5510g · tp-link/tl-er5520g · tp-link/tl-er6120g · tp-link/tl-er6520g · tp-link/tl-r4239g · tp-link/tl-r4299g · tp-link/tl-r473 · tp-link/tl-r478 · tp-link/tl-r478\+ · tp-link/tl-r478g\+ · tp-link/tl-r483 · tp-link/tl-r483g · tp-link/tl-r488 · tp-link/tl-wvr300 · tp-link/tl-wvr302 · tp-link/tl-wvr450g · tp-link/tl-wvr900g · tp-link/tl-wvr450 firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr450l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr458 firmware · +35 more
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.