CVE-2023-24159

TOTOLINK CA300-PoE V6.2c.884 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the admpass parameter in the setPasswordCfg function

Critical · published February 14, 2023

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
79.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A crafty command injection vulnerability could expose your TOTOLINK CA300-PoE to complete takeover through a sneaky parameter! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where the chef blindly accepts any recipe change without checking the ingredients — a malicious diner could easily slip in toxic items, ruining the entire meal! An attacker could exploit this command injection flaw to run arbitrary commands on your device. This means they could change settings, access sensitive data, or even take full control over your network — absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where the chef blindly accepts any recipe change without checking the ingredients — a malicious diner could easily slip in toxic items, ruining the entire meal! This vulnerability arises from improper input validation in the setPasswordCfg function, allowing unauthorized commands to be executed by injecting malicious code through the admpass parameter.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this command injection flaw to run arbitrary commands on your device. This means they could change settings, access sensitive data, or even take full control over your network — absolutely devastating! Patch your TOTOLINK CA300-PoE to version V6.2c.885 immediately to close this vulnerability. Additionally, audit your device configurations and ensure strong, unique passwords. Don't forget to review other related security settings! You've got this! Stay proactive and secure your devices to keep your network safe. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01920 · 79.7th percentile
Published
2023-02-14T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 FEB 00:00Z
    TOTOLINK CA300-PoE V6.2c.884 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the admpass parameter in the setPasswordCfg function
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