THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-50919
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2023-50919

Gl Ax1800 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
47.8%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before version 4.5.0. There is an NGINX authentication bypass via Lua string pattern matching. This affects A1300 4.4.6, AX1800 4.4.6, AXT1800 4.4.6, MT3000 4.4.6, MT2500 4.4.6, MT6000 4.5.0, MT1300 4.3.7, MT300N-V2 4.3.7, AR750S 4.3.7, AR750 4.3.7, AR300M 4.3.7, and B1300 4.3.7.
Affected vendor
Gl Inet
Affected product
Gl Ax1800 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2024-01-12

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 47.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-50919

  • Confirm whether Gl Inet Gl Ax1800 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-50919.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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