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GHSA-597X-3RJ2-4P53

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-17 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-17 15:30

Details

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)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2023-45209 (GCVE-0-2023-45209)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 12:55 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17

Summary

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

talos

References

URL

Tags

	https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_repor…
	https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advi…

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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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-597X-3RJ2-4P53

CVE-2023-45209 (GCVE-0-2023-45209)

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