What is CVE-2021-25310?

CVE-2021-25310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belkin Linksys Wrt160nl, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-25310?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-25310 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Belkin Linksys Wrt160nl

CVE-2021-25310

The administration web interface on Belkin Linksys WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices allows remote authenticated attackers to execute system commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the ui_language POST parameter to the apply.cgi form endpoint. This occurs in do_upgrade_post in mini_httpd. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintaine

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.046 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Belkin Linksys_wrt160nl
Belkin Linksys_wrt160nl_firmware — versions 1.0.04.002_us_20130619
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25310?: CVE-2021-25310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belkin Linksys Wrt160nl, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-25310?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25310 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.