Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-49040

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 27 November 2023

Published
27 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0146 81.3th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-49040 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Tenda Ax1803 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 18.7% 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

An issue in Tneda AX1803 v.1.0.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the adslPwd parameter in the form_fast_setting_internet_set function.

CWE(s)
CWE-77

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.
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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability allows remote arbitrary code execution via a web parameter in the router's internet settings form, enabling exploitation of a public-facing application.

Affected Assets

tenda
ax1803 firmware
1.0.0.1

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References