CVE-2023-48842
Published: 01 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-48842 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Dlink Go-Rt-Ac750 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
D-Link Go-RT-AC750 revA_v101b03 contains a command injection vulnerability in the hedwig.cgi component, triggered through the service parameter. The issue is tracked as CVE-2023-48842, carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, and maps to CWE-77 and CWE-78.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted input to the affected parameter and execute arbitrary operating-system commands. Because the vector requires no credentials or user interaction, successful exploitation yields full control over the device, enabling disclosure, modification, or destruction of data and configuration.
The two reference URLs point to external technical material but contain no vendor advisory text, patch information, or mitigation steps. The associated EPSS score has reached 0.2724 at both its current and peak values.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-52873
Vulnerability details
D-Link Go-RT-AC750 revA_v101b03 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the service parameter at hedwig.cgi.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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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.