CVE-2023-1389
· published 2023-03-15
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2023-05-01).
- CISA's name for it: TP-Link Archer AX-21 Command Injection Vulnerability
- CISA's description: TP-Link Archer AX-21 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Tenable Network Security, Inc. via the CVE Program.
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.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) | All versions prior to version 1.14 Build 20230219: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGH — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1389
Source dates: published 2023-03-15, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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