GL.iNet Device 1.00.220412.00 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GL.iNet Device. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-31473. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GL.iNet Device. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before 3.216. There is an arbitrary file write in which an empty file can be created anywhere on the filesystem. This is caused by a command injection vulnerability with a filter applied. Through the software installation feature, it is possible to inject arbitrary parameters in a request to cause opkg to read an arbitrary file name while using root privileges. The -f option can be used with a configuration file.

The weakness was disclosed 05/11/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-31473 since 04/28/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.216 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-35778). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Device 3.216

Timelineinfo

04/28/2023 🔍
05/11/2023 +13 days 🔍
05/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/25/2025 +959 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228787
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2023 13:47
Updated: 12/25/2025 23:18
Changes: 05/11/2023 13:47 (38), 06/07/2023 15:06 (11), 01/27/2025 19:56 (27), 12/25/2025 23:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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