VDB-220952 · CVE-2023-24159 · EUVD-2023-28222

TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884 setPasswordCfg admpass command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function setPasswordCfg. Such manipulation of the argument admpass leads to command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-24159. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884. Affected by this issue is the function setPasswordCfg. The manipulation of the argument admpass with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was disclosed 02/14/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-24159 since 01/23/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

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-2023-28222). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

TOTOLINK

Name

CA300-PoE

Version

6.2c.884

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2023 🔍
02/14/2023 +22 days 🔍
02/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2025 +978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: totolink.net

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-24159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220952
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2023 17:19
Updated: 10/19/2025 17:38
Changes: 02/14/2023 17:19 (39), 03/15/2023 08:18 (11), 10/19/2025 17:38 (16)
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