CVE-2023-40146

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:18

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Summary
  • (es) Existe una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en la funcionalidad /bin/login de Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (en QEMU). Un argumento de línea de comando especialmente manipulado puede conducir a un escape de shell limitado y capacidades elevadas. Un atacante puede autenticarse con credenciales codificadas y ejecutar la funcionalidad de Busybox predeterminada desbloqueada para desencadenar esta vulnerabilidad.
References
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/ -
References () https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256 - () https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256 -
References () https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868 - () https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868 -

17 Apr 2024, 17:15

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868', 'source': 'talos-cna@cisco.com'}

17 Apr 2024, 14:15

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References
  • () https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868 -

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-04-17 13:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:18


NVD link : CVE-2023-40146

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40146

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40146


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')