RCE in TP-Link Tl-Er3210g
CVE-2017-16957
TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the iface field of an admin/diagnostic command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_effect_devices function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/diagnostic.lua in uhttpd.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.056 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnostic… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16957?
- CVE-2017-16957 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Er3210g, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16957?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16957 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.