CVE-2023-36489: tp-link tl-wr802n_firmware OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-36489 is a high (CVSS 8.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in tp-link tl-wr802n_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-09-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Affected products/versions are as follows: TL-WR802N firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR802N(JP)_V4_221008', TL-WR841N firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR841N(JP)_V14_230506', and TL-WR902AC firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR902AC(JP)_V3_230506'.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.