Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-47422

HighPublic PoC

Published: 20 February 2024

Published
20 February 2024
Modified
25 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0002 4.3th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-47422 is a high-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Tenda Tx9 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 4.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An access control issue in /usr/sbin/httpd in Tenda TX9 V1 V22.03.02.54, Tenda AX3 V3 V16.03.12.11, Tenda AX9 V1 V22.03.01.46, and Tenda AX12 V1 V22.03.01.46 allows attackers to bypass authentication on any endpoint via a crafted URL.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

The vulnerability is an authentication bypass in the httpd web server of Tenda routers, allowing unauthenticated access to any management endpoint via crafted URL, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application.

Affected Assets

tenda
tx9 firmware
22.03.02.54
tenda
ax3 firmware
16.03.12.11
tenda
ax9 firmware
22.03.01.46
tenda
ax12 firmware
22.03.01.46

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.

addresses: CWE-284

The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.

addresses: CWE-284

Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.

addresses: CWE-284

Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.

addresses: CWE-284

Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.

addresses: CWE-284

By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-284

Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.

addresses: CWE-284

Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.

addresses: CWE-284

Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.

References