VDB-230411 · CVE-2023-33722 · EUVD-2023-37877

Edimax BR-6288ACL 1.12 pppUserName command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Edimax BR-6288ACL 1.12. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument pppUserName leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-33722. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Edimax BR-6288ACL 1.12. The manipulation of the argument pppUserName with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. 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. The summary by CVE is:

EDIMAX BR-6288ACL v1.12 was discovered to contain an authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the pppUserName parameter.

The weakness was released 06/01/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-33722 since 05/22/2023. 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-2023-37877). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Edimax

Name

BR-6288ACL

Version

1.12

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2023 🔍
06/01/2023 +10 days 🔍
06/01/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2026 +950 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.google.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-33722 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-33722
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230411
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2023 06:32
Updated: 01/06/2026 11:15
Changes: 06/01/2023 06:32 (36), 06/25/2023 13:01 (1), 01/10/2025 16:39 (35), 01/06/2026 11:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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