FKIE_CVE-2023-43491

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-04-17 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:25
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
talos-cna@cisco.comhttps://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256Vendor Advisory
talos-cna@cisco.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1863Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240828-0005/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1863Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1863
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
peplink smart_reader_firmware 1.2.0
peplink smart_reader -
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