HTTP: TP-Link Archer AX21 Unauthenticated Command Injection
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against TP-Link Archer AX21. A successful attack can lead to command injection and arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.
References
CVE: CVE-2023-1389
Short Name
HTTP:CTS:TPLINK-AX21-CMD-INJ
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
AX21 Archer CVE-2023-1389 Command Injection TP-Link Unauthenticated
Release Date
04/17/2024
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3697
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score
8.8