CVE-2023-52042
Published: 16 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-52042 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Totolink X6000R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-52042 is a command injection vulnerability in the sub_4117F8 function of the TOTOLINK X6000R router running firmware version V9.4.0cu.852_B20230719. The flaw is triggered through the lang parameter and is tracked under CWE-77, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 that reflects network attackability without authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted lang value to execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0563 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0028, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after public disclosure. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-56721
Vulnerability details
An issue discovered in sub_4117F8 function in TOTOLINK X6000R V9.4.0cu.852_B20230719 allows attackers to run arbitrary commands via the 'lang' parameter.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.