Name: CVE-2023-1389: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-1389, CWE-77, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.99999, CISA KEV

TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Tp Link Archer	—	Upgrade TP-LINK Archer to the latest version	Jul 24, 2025	Mar 15, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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