CVE-2023-31701
RCE in Tp-Link Tl-Wpa4530 Kit Firmware 161115 … 170406
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-31701 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Wpa4530 Kit Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 16% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
TP-Link TL-WPA4530 KIT firmware versions V2 (EU)_170406 and V2 (EU)_161115 contain a command-injection vulnerability (CWE-77) reachable through the _httpRpmPlcDeviceRemove handler. The flaw permits an authenticated user to supply crafted input that is passed directly to a system command, resulting in arbitrary command execution on the device. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting network adjacency, low attack complexity, and low required privileges.
An attacker who has obtained valid credentials, or who can reach the web interface from an adjacent network position, can invoke the affected endpoint to execute operating-system commands. Successful exploitation grants the ability to read or modify device configuration, exfiltrate data, or pivot to other hosts on the local network.
Public references consist of a technical write-up hosted on GitHub that details the request format and reproduction steps; no vendor advisory or firmware patch information is supplied in the available sources. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1187 since disclosure, indicating no measurable increase in observed exploitation activity.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-35996
Vulnerability Data
TP-Link TL-WPA4530 KIT V2 (EU)_170406 and V2 (EU)_161115 is vulnerable to Command Injection via _httpRpmPlcDeviceRemove.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
A.8.25 mandates secure SDLC practices including secure coding guidelines, security requirements, checkpoints, testing (scans/penetration), and developer training that reduce command injection defects, but leaves a minority slice (e.g. incomplete implementation of those practices, outsourced development without full assurance, or post-SDLC changes) where the weakness can still arise and be exploitable.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.
A.8.27 mandates security-by-design principles (e.g. distrust external input, secure session control, data validation/sanitization, least privilege) and design reviews that can stop command injection from being introduced, but this is only a minority slice of CWE-77 because the weakness can still arise in code that bypasses those principles, in non-reviewed components, or in runtime injection vectors the architecture review does not reach.
Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.
Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.
Hardening callouts derived
DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.
- No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-77, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.