Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-45985

HighPublic PoC

Published: 16 October 2023

Published
16 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0035 57.7th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-45985 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Totolink X5000R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 42.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

TOTOLINK X5000R V9.1.0u.6118_B20201102 and TOTOLINK A7000R V9.1.0u.6115_B20201022 were discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function setParentalRules. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

totolink
x5000r firmware
9.1.0u.6118_b20201102
totolink
a7000r firmware
9.1.0u.6115_b20201022

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

References