Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-51097

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 26 December 2023

Published
26 December 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 0.0029 52.6th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-51097 is a critical-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Tenda W9 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 47.4% 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

Tenda W9 V1.0.0.7(4456)_CN was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function formSetAutoPing.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

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?

Stack overflow in the formSetAutoPing function of the Tenda W9 router's web interface enables remote code execution by exploiting a public-facing application.

Affected Assets

tenda
w9 firmware
1.0.0.7\(4456\)_cn

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