CVE-2023-45744 (GCVE-0-2023-45744)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to configuration modification. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
8.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-23 19:39 UTC
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peplink | Smart Reader |
Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
guessed | |
| peplink | smart_reader |
Affected:
v1.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:peplink:smart_reader:v1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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