CVE-2023-50919
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before version 4.5.0. There is an NGINX authentication bypass via Lua string pattern matching. 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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
3 sources with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
48% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 276 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changehigh → moderate
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- gl-ax1800 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-axt1800 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt3000 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt2500 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt6000 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt1300 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt300n-v2 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-ar750s firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- GL-A1300Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-AX1800Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-AXT1800Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT3000Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT2500Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT6000Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT1300Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT300N-V2Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
And 9 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/176708/GL.iNet-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Authentication-bypass.md
- github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Authentication-bypass.md&
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