Linksys RE6500/RE6250/RE6300/RE6350/RE7000/RE9000 up to 1.2.07.001 /goform/WPS PIN command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys RE6500, RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is the function WPS of the file /goform/WPS. This manipulation of the argument PIN causes command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-5438. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys RE6500, RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WPS of the file /goform/WPS. The manipulation of the argument PIN 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 advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-5438. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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06/01/2025 🔍
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07/02/2025 +31 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-5438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310777
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2025 19:11
Updated: 07/02/2025 21:07
Changes: 06/01/2025 19:11 (57), 06/02/2025 11:38 (30), 07/02/2025 21:07 (12)
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Submitter: pjqwudi
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #584360: Linksys RE6500、RE6250、RE6300、RE6350、RE7000、RE9000 RE6500(1.0.013.001) RE6250(1.0.04.001) RE6300(1.2.07.001) RE6350(1.0.04.001) RE7000(1.1.05.003) RE9000(1.0.04.002) Remote Command Execution (by pjqwudi)

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