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10 vulnerabilities found for Smart Reader by Peplink
CVE-2023-45209 (GCVE-0-2023-45209)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI?
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/download_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peplink | Smart Reader |
Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-43491 (GCVE-0-2023-43491)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI?
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/debug_dump.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-45744 (GCVE-0-2023-45744)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI?
Summary
A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to configuration modification. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
8.3 (High)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
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Affected:
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|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-39367 (GCVE-0-2023-39367)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16
VLAI?
Summary
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the web interface mac2name functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-40146 (GCVE-0-2023-40146)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16
VLAI?
Summary
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Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-45209 (GCVE-0-2023-45209)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI?
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/download_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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Affected:
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|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-43491 (GCVE-0-2023-43491)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI?
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/debug_dump.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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| Peplink | Smart Reader |
Affected:
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|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-45744 (GCVE-0-2023-45744)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
VLAI?
Summary
A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to configuration modification. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
8.3 (High)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-39367 (GCVE-0-2023-39367)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16
VLAI?
Summary
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the web interface mac2name functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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Affected:
v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
|
Credits
Discovered by Matt Wiseman of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2023-40146 (GCVE-0-2023-40146)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16
VLAI?
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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Affected:
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|
Credits
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