THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-36498
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-36498

Er7206 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
A post-authentication command injection vulnerability exists in the PPTP client functionality of Tp-Link ER7206 Omada Gigabit VPN Router 1.3.0 build 20230322 Rel.70591. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command injection. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability and gain access to an unrestricted shell.
Affected vendor
Tp Link
Affected product
Er7206 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2024-02-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-36498

  • Confirm whether Tp Link Er7206 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-36498.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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