What is CVE-2023-38861?

CVE-2023-38861 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wl-wn575a3, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-38861?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Wavlink Wl-wn575a3

CVE-2023-38861

An issue in Wavlink WL_WNJ575A3 v.R75A3_V1410_220513 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via username parameter of the set_sys_adm function in adm.cgi.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.014 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wavlink Wl-wn575a3
Wavlink Wl-wn575a3_firmware — versions r75a3_v1410_220513
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38861?: CVE-2023-38861 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wl-wn575a3, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-38861?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.