Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-40146
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.013
EPSS Ranking 79.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.8
References
- https://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-2023-40146/47256
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
- https://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-2023-40146/47256
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
Products affected by CVE-2023-40146
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cpe:2.3:h:peplink:smart_reader:-
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cpe:2.3:o:peplink:smart_reader_firmware:1.2.0