VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-50921
Attackers can invoke the add_user interface in the system module to gain root privileges.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices through 4.5.0. Attackers can invoke the add_user interface in the system module to gain root privileges. This affects A1300 4.4.6, AX1800 4.4.6, AXT1800 4.4.6, MT3000 4.4.6, MT2500 4.4.6, MT6000 4.5.0, MT1300 4.3.7, MT300N-V2 4.3.7, AR750S 4.3.7, AR750 4.3.7, AR300M 4.3.7, and B1300 4.3.7.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- gl-inet/gl-mt1300 firmware · gl-inet/gl-mt300n-v2 firmware · gl-inet/gl-ar750s firmware · gl-inet/gl-ar750 firmware · gl-inet/gl-ar300m firmware · gl-inet/gl-b1300 firmware · gl-inet/gl-mt6000 firmware · gl-inet/gl-a1300 firmware · gl-inet/gl-ax1800 firmware · gl-inet/gl-axt1800 firmware · gl-inet/gl-mt3000 firmware · gl-inet/gl-mt2500 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Add_user_vulnerability.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Add_user_vulnerability.mdThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.