VDB-220131 · CVE-2023-24138 · EUVD-2023-28201

TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884 NTPSyncWithHost host_time command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884. Affected is the function NTPSyncWithHost. Performing a manipulation of the argument host_time results in command injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-24138. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884. This affects the function NTPSyncWithHost. The manipulation of the argument host_time with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

TOTOLINK CA300-PoE V6.2c.884 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the host_time parameter in the NTPSyncWithHost function.

The weakness was released 02/03/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-24138 since 01/23/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-28201). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

TOTOLINK

Name

CA300-PoE

Version

6.2c.884

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.totolink.net/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2023 🔍
02/03/2023 +11 days 🔍
02/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2025 +989 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: totolink.net

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-24138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220131
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2023 20:58
Updated: 10/19/2025 03:22
Changes: 02/03/2023 20:58 (39), 03/04/2023 14:40 (11), 03/25/2025 22:38 (16), 10/19/2025 03:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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