What is CVE-2023-29708?

CVE-2023-29708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wavrouter App, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-29708?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Wavlink Wavrouter App

CVE-2023-29708

An issue was discovered in /cgi-bin/adm.cgi in WavLink WavRouter version RPT70HA1.x, allows attackers to force a factory reset via crafted payload.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-06-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.142 (96.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.142 · newest: 0.142 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wavlink Wavrouter App — versions rpt70ha1.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

holistic-height-e6d.notion.site/WAVLINK-Wi-Fi-APP-Arbitrary-factory-reset-vulne… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/shellpei/WAVLINK-Reset/blob/main/CVE-2023-29708 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29708?: CVE-2023-29708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wavrouter App, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-29708?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.