CVE-2023-50445
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- GL Tech (HK) Ltd. GL-A1300Affected: 4.4.6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- GL Tech (HK) Ltd. GL-AX1800Affected: 4.4.6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- GL Tech (HK) Ltd. GL-AXT1800Affected: 4.4.6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- GL Tech (HK) Ltd. GL-MT3000Affected: 4.4.6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- GL Tech (HK) Ltd. GL-MT2500Affected: 4.4.6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
Versions as the sources state them. 7 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Shell Injection vulnerability GL.iNet A1300 v4.4.6, AX1800 v4.4.6, AXT1800 v4.4.6, MT3000 v4.4.6, MT2500 v4.4.6, MT6000 v4.5.0, MT1300 v4.3.7, MT300N-V2 v4.3.7, AR750S v4.3.7, AR750 v4.3.7, AR300M v4.3.7, and B1300 v4.3.7., allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the get_system_log and get_crash_log functions of the logread module, as well as the upgrade_online function of the upgrade module.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
2 sources with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
9.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 95th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.
- Public exploit / PoCsource: packetstorm
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- gl-mt1300 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt300n-v2 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-ar750s firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-ar750 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-ar300m firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-b1300 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-mt6000 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- gl-a1300 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- GL-A1300Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-AX1800Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-AXT1800Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT3000Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT2500Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT6000Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT1300Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
- GL-MT300N-V2Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
And 9 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
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