CVE-2023-31529
Published: 11 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-31529 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Motorola Cx2L Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The Motorola CX2L Router version 1.0.1 contains a command injection vulnerability in the system_time_timezone parameter, tracked as CVE-2023-31529 and assigned CWE-77. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and low-privilege requirements that lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted input to the affected parameter and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device, enabling full control over configuration, data, and services without user interaction.
Public repositories provide proof-of-concept code that reproduces the injection, while the EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1187 since disclosure with no reported rise in exploitation activity.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-35832
Vulnerability details
Motorola CX2L Router 1.0.1 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the system_time_timezone parameter.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.